Reginald McKnight’ The Kind of Light that Shines on Texas is an intense story about a young black
boys experience with bullying and racism in his middle school in 1960’s Texas. What
is surprising about the story is that for the most part the racism is
understated. Like the jokes that the teacher tells the class, she says it’s all
in the name of fun, but they are still racist. Or how the other kids ignore him
for the most part. It only seems to be Oakley that was blatantly racist just to
be racist. Everyone else seemed to be, but he was the one that really showed it
and didn’t hide it.
It
was very interesting to read, I could really feel for the boy and wanted him to
succeed. I do want to know what happened afterwards, to him and his family,
especially his father. Although saying he was stationed in Vietnam gives the connotation
and foreboding that he does not come home in one whole piece. I did find his adoration
and desire to be just like his father very true and could defiantly relate to
it.
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