How would you feel if you were discriminated or judged based upon your race? How about if you were forbidden to make contact with anyone of the opposite race? Well thats how Liz from the novel "The lions of Little Rock", and Jackie Robinson from the movie "42", felt. They were both segregated in many ways . Throughout both of their lives, they faced and overcame many struggles. In the novel, "The lions of Little Rock", the character Liz goes through and overcomes many struggles during the civil rights era. For example, she was segregated and bullied by many people including authorities, classmates, and even her friend Marlee's parents. In the novel, both Liz's and Marlee's parents weren't letting them have any communication with each other. However, Marlee felt that it was necessary to help her friend. They overcame this struggle by meeting up at the rock crusher (an abandoned area where they were sure no one would find them). Another struggle that she overcame was when Liz was struggling to fit in at the colored school. This was due to the fact that everyone found out that she tried to pass as a white person at a white school since her skin color was light brown. She overcame this struggle by ignoring what people had to say about her. This was how she overcame the struggles that she faced. In the movie "42", there were many struggles that Jackie Robinson went through. One struggle that he faced was when he was out on the field and the manager of the Philly's team kept offending him by calling him names. After Jackie Robinson felt like he couldn't take it anymore, his manager came up to him and gave him advice and made him feel better. Another struggle that he went through was racism. In the movie, when he was in the gas station, he had to go to the restroom but the gas station attendent didnt let him go. He overcame this struggle by claiming that he wasnt going to pay for the gas. In the end, the attendent needed customers and money so he let Robinson go. This is how he overcame the struggles.

Both Liz, from the novel "Lions of Little Rock", and Jackie Robinson from the movie "42", had many similarities. One similarity was that they both found ways to ignore people who were mean to them. Instead of confronting the bullies, Liz wrote all the things she had to say inside a journal. Like Liz, instead of fighting back to the Philly's team, Robinson kept all of his anger to himself. That way, the audience would feel sympathy for him. Another similarity that both Liz and Jackie Robinson had was that they both had a hard time fitting in. In her new school, Liz was alone since everyone was bullying her. In his new team, Jackie Robinson was made fun of in the beggining for being the only black member in the team. His teammates even made a petition to try to kick him off of their team. As you can see, both Liz and Jackie Robinson had a very hard life. They were both judged for something that they couldn't control. They went through many tough times throughout their lives. They faced many struggles as well as overcame them. They also had many similarites and differences. It wasn't a pleasent beggining for them but eventually things got better for them. In the end everything gets better.