Quote: “It was not a ghetto by any means.” (pg. 34) Re: “Joy Road” the street that the author grew up on, with 3 brothers and a sister. Divided to working class suburbs.

Theme: Descriptions of people in the book up to this point seem to be either racial queues or assumptions that the individual is caucasian.  

Choice and or the ability to have a choice

Author’s tone on race: