The Color Of Water Mcbride Analysis
In The Color of Water James McBride devoted an entire chapter to his mother’s bicycle. An old-fashioned bicycle that was brought home by her late husband right before his death the bicycle was a coping instrument to his mother. She would ride the bicycle around town constantly, as if the constant motion would allow her to ignore what was happening in her life.
The bicycle was “a huge old clunker, blue with white trim, with big fat tires and a battery-powered horn” (McBride 5). The eccentricity of the bicycle attracted a lot of attention to James’ mother, Ruth McBride Jordan. It was unlike from the many automobiles that raced across the streets and the many sleek new bikes and skateboards, but Ruth appeared to be unaware of her dissimilarity.
The bicycle was “a huge old clunker, blue with white trim, with big fat tires and a battery-powered horn” (McBride 5). The eccentricity of the bicycle attracted a lot of attention to James’ mother, Ruth McBride Jordan. It was unlike from the many automobiles that raced across the streets and the many sleek new bikes and skateboards, but Ruth appeared to be unaware of her dissimilarity.