I actually feel like most of the texts that we are reading are sort of similar. They all have to do with race or ethnicity in some way. The text about colorism can relate to Little Failure because it describes certain groups based and race and that was what little failure was all about. In a way Gary changed his names so he was not viewed as lesser in the community like some of the slaves were during slavery. Gary wouldn't have experienced discrimination as intense as slavery, but socially he would of felt some tension if he didn't change his name based on where he went. He was basically trying to fit in. In today's world some of this is true but I feel like it is not as intense as back then. Today someone can have a non-american name and still fit in. Some might ask why this is. I think that in today's society being the odd one out or the different one is sort of trending because people want to be original now. Back then I also feel like there was more bullying because of this. Now there are always commercials and advertisements about how bullying is wrong and how serious action could be taken against it. Back then I don't think there was really that much awareness which is another reason why Gary might have changed his name to fit in.

I felt that the colorism piece that we read was very harsh towards African Americans. I was actually a bit surprised when seeing what they were comparing African Americans and dark skinned people to. They were comparing the to objects, Someone brought up this point in class but I forgot who. I feel like this passage further expanded my knowledge on how America has grown and how far the government has came to making things fair for everyone. This passage describes a major course of events in our history. I feel like it covered a lot of topics not just slavery in general. It talked about history even when Christopher Columbus discovered land. It was a lot of information to remember over a short reading. Readings like this personally make it harder for me to remember what was read because its like different topics are all crammed into one reading. Going back to the main idea, this passage also shows not just how to government has grown but people in general. I know for a fact that there are not as many people today in America that are prejudice or racist than there was back when this passage took place. This is also an example of how people have grown over the generations to become more fair towards others. Sure we still see racist crimes or people but is much less than before when slaves would actually be beat and used as if they were not human beings.