Raul Moreno
English 100
Cerritos College
Post: 15?

Recitatif

The story takes place at St. Bonny's shelter, where the two main characters Twyla and Roberta are taken after their mothers are deemed incapable of taking proper care of their children for differing reasons. The story goes back and forth, hinting with stereotypes but never answering the greatest question of who is white and who is black? The two girls bond together at the shelter, cross paths several times later on in life having both good and sour exchanges including a scene of the civil rights movement-the integration of public schools-that took place in the 60's, and eventually a sort of reconciliation and reminiscene of the beginning. In the end, they come back to the shelter and the idea of "Bozo".

I'm looking forward to the debate this afternoon; it's going to get really interesting for sure. ;]