Ruth McBride shows great perseverance throughout The Color of Water.
to grow up under a very demanding and difficult Jewish father. He would make her wake .
up early and perform various tasks throughout their shop, and she did not seem to .
complain about it all much. She grew up and became widowed and was forced to raise .
twelve mixed children on her own. She seemed to give off an amazingly positive attitude .
and was very loving and had an amazing faith in God.
I believe that Ruth McBride's faith in God's love was very inspiring. There were .
many times when she and her children did not have much to eat. She would go about .
providing for her children. There were also many times when her children would be .
teased or bullied at school and she would tell them not to pay attention to the bullies, and .
to go about their day. .
Ruth McBride's faith that God had everything in control also made her more .
relaxed in hectic situations. She seemed not to want anything that was new or real nice. .
She seemed content with what she possessed. She showed this by not wanting to learn .
how to drive her husband's old car. She was content with just riding her bicycle around .
the neighborhood. She also did not care what people in her neighborhood thought of her .
or what they thought of her children. She did not let her children think there was anything .
different with them, or when people would be staring at the family she would just brush it .
off.
By Ruth McBride displaying so much faith in God's love and guidance, her .
children turned out to be great adults when they grew up. They were all very successful .
and had families of their own. Ruth McBride was always in charge because she left her .
life up to God and put her total faith in Him.
Education Is Empowerment Ruth McBride was a sharp woman, out spoken and straight to the point. ... These characteristics, among many others are what made Ruth McBride such a wonderful mother. The one quality that is most significant in Ruth McBride was her unbelievable dedication to her children's education. ... (Ruth McBride, 108). ... "Educated yourself or you"ll be a nobody" (Ruth McBride, 92). ...
In, "The Color of Water," James McBride writes both his autobiography and a tribute to the life of his mother, Ruth. ... One afternoon at Church, Ruth McBride was weeping after hearing her favorite songs, like, "We've Come This Far by Faith," or, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus.... This representative of how Ruth and James McBride were accepted as Christians solely, therefore avoiding any difficulties having to do with race, at least when speaking about it with religion. ... Ruth McBride then began the habit of riding her bicycle through the all-black neighborhood she and...
In The Color of Water written by James McBride, main characters Ruth and James went through harsh points, but were able throw away their past and start over to make dreams come true. Ruth McBride was known as Rachel Deborah Shilsky until she got rid of it because of her past. ... James McBride, the son of Ruth McBride, was treated badly by his siblings he managed to catch the spot on the concrete cold floor. ... Ruth McBride and James McBride had a special mother and son relationship. ... Despite the mistakes in James McBride and Ruth McBride's lives, they both surpassed their enemy and...
This silence was continued because Ruth kept her past from the children, believing that she was shielding them from her difficult childhood. Ruth underwent many hardships in her life and then finally broke free of what kept her controlled, which was both race and religion. ... From the milk incident, although not specifically stated, it can be inferred that the man who sold the milk to James said something about the color of Ruth's skin compared to that of her sons, which then resulted in Ruth throwing the milk back at the man. ... For example, he was aware that none of the other mother...
There is no better example of this than the McBride/Jordan family in James McBride's memoir The Color of Water. ... However, the one element that binds the biracial, Brooklyn-dwelling McBrides/Jordans and the Polish immigrant, Jewish Shilskys together is James McBride's mother, Ruth. ... The McBride/Jordan family, under the leadership of Ruth McBride Jordan, sternly emphasizes privacy, church, and school. ... At one time Ruth McBride Jordan was just his white mother, but now that he knew her past she was no longer white or black. ... Though the McBrides/Jordans faced many hardships, ...
The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. ... (McBride 41). ... Ruth had been married twice in her lifetime. She married her first husband Andrew McBride and had eight children with him. ... (McBride 128). ...
(McBride, 40) Ruth's family life was not much better than her social life. ... (McBride, 41) Ruth would rather die than have an arranged marriage. ... (McBride, 232) To Ruth the only ideas she wanted in her children's" heads were getting a good education and faith in God. ... (McBride, 21) Ruth didn't want race to become an issue in her house. ... (McBride, 91)Ruth was successful in instilling the values of faith and education in her children. ...
(McBride, 40) Ruth's family life was not much better than her social life. ... (McBride, 41) Ruth would rather die than have an arranged marriage. ... (McBride, 232) To Ruth the only ideas she wanted in her children's" heads were getting a good education and faith in God. ... (McBride, 21) Ruth didn't want race to become an issue in her house. ... (McBride, 91)Ruth was successful in instilling the values of faith and education in her children. ...
Describe James Mcbride's community in The Color of Water. ... The Mcbride children seemed to be the only one's who came from an interracial marriage in their community. ... Living in a low income black housing projects and having a white mother raised many questions for the Mcbride children. ... Ruth Mcbride always avoided the question of why she was white and her children black. ... Eventually, realizing her children should better understand where they came from, Ruth decided to answer all the unanswered questions about her and her children's identity. ...
