What Colors Our Perspective?
Small Great
Things is the latest book from author Jodi Picoult. In her latest book she covers the topic of
racism and how it affects different groups of people. I debated with myself on whether I wanted to
cover this book on Writer’s Corner. Synopsis:
Ruth
Jefferson an African American has been a nurse for over twenty years. She has worked in the Labor and Delivery ward
in a small hospital in New York. She has
one sister Adisa who is lives in the ghetto and gets by on benefits and minimum
wage jobs. Her answer to everything is
to turn to her prejudices for solutions to her problems. One day while Ruth is at work she is assigned
to a couple with a baby. The father asks her to not touch their baby and has
her removed from the case. The father
Turk is a white supremacist and does not want anything to do with African
Americans. When his baby dies he wants
to blame someone for his death. So Ruth
is promptly arrested and charged with the crime. Is she really guilty? Enter Kennedy McQuarry public defender who
takes on Ruth’s case. Does she really
understand what this case is about?
My Thoughts:
I feel that
this book is well written. It is a
powerful and moving story! Ms. Picoult does a great job of covering all the
different viewpoints, in this hot topic.
I remember seeing her in Atlanta while she was on tour discussing this
book. She interviewed a skinhead to get
an idea for how to write the character of Turk.
The story is set in New York.
I have
always operated from the perspective that everything is not always obvious to
everyone. This often annoys my
family. Would it be accurate to say that
when taught to hate via circumstances; our views are colored by what we see? The past cannot be changed but the future
can. Do two wrongs make a right? I will leave with this parting thought. “16 We know what real love is because Jesus
gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers
and sisters.” 1 John 3:16 (Bible gateway)
Rating:
4.5/5
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