Justino Gonzalez
ELA 11
Unit 6 Assignment 4
My Connection with the Novel Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose The novel Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice, written by Phillip Hoose, is the story of fifteen year old Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus even though she was seated in the “colored” section. She was arrested, given a fine, and released on probation to her parents. As she was being arrested, she yelled that it was her constitutional right to keep her seat on the bus. She made her stand months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a different Montgomery bus which led to the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Claudette bravely faced a trial which ignited a passion and protest for desegregation. The novel was very interesting and relatable to me. I feel a connection to this brave young lady’s struggles to overcome the vast racial differences and segregation policies that have a stranglehold on her entire city, because I support her decision of not giving up her bus seat, I disagree with racism and discrimination as she does, and most importantly I feel her pain of sometimes not being treated equally being part of a minority myself. I definitely agree with and support Claudette Colvin’s …show more content…
I can relate to a certain extent, because I myself am part of a minority and am sometimes treated wrongfully because of this also. In the novel, Claudette shares a racist experience she has had and in which she was the victim of: “I was standing in line at the general store when this little white boy cut in front of me. Then some older white kids came in through the door and started laughing. I turned around to see what they were laughing at. They were pointing at me.” I feel a connection with her story because I myself have been laughed at when I was younger also, and I understand the psychological impact this can have on a young