In the current times, we have witnessed racism in America and South Africa. The race is still a problem even where almost all countries are civilized and well educated. This book clearly creates a vivid description of whether race is real. A mixed-race faces a lot of prejudice. Harsh treatment and discrimination because of their skin color.
I am enticed by the title of this book Mixed Blessing. I start reading the book. We find this question is race real? How do we associate race with blessings? Kimberly is a beautiful young lady born out of two races. She is in the pursuit of love in a world where being born from mixed-race rules out the possibility of having a great and fulfilling future.
This book is divided into many sections introducing different themes in each chapter. This makes it more interesting and educative on how whites perceive blacks and vice versa. We also find a chapter where race is manipulated by two churches to gain political influence and affluence.
Different themes are tackled where we see a competition of who is black or white. The writer says it's one thing to be told you are of a certain origin and yet another to ask you what group you belong to. I am also entangled, when you’re born out of mixed-race what’s your race?
Immediately after high school, Kimberly is rejected by her boyfriend because of her mixed race. She was born by a Jewish mother and Mexican father. She leaves the party determined to have a new beginning. She anticipates a great future where mixed-race won’t be a problem.
Race becomes a societal difference where whites enjoy more benefits because of their skin color. Kimberly visits Mexico where her dad hails from. We observe how she is treated with great indifference because she is American (her skin color is white) while other family members are Mexicans.
There is also great misuse of power where Kimberly's brother uses his security guard to kill another Mexican who wants to rape his sister. She is given a chance to enjoy her father’s wealth because her mother refused to let her go.
Michael Kublan is a minister of Gospel trying to persuade his followers that they have equal rights to whites. The crowd shouts that’’ White rules, God makes us? White makes right.”He convinces them they can create a great Babylon. The blacks are viewed with great contempt and they are said to call themselves anything they’d like to.
I don’t like how Pastor Dalton who is another minister of the gospel is against the existence of mixed race. He uses the Bible to quote the injustice he wants to spread to the mixed-race generation killings.
I can confidently rate this book 4 out 4 stars because of the creativity demonstrated by the author. How he educates us on a matter that we quickly associate with.
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