Converting religions is scandalous, Ruth Mcbride Jordan went from being an Orthodox Jew to a Christian. Her family shunned her for marrying a black man and didn't like that she had given up on the religion that she was brought up with. Due to her father being more invested in their family store, Ruth's education wasn't pursued after high school. Faith, education, and family were important to her, and she was going to do everything in her power to make sure her kids had just that. Faith, education, and family were important to Ruth, and she wanted it for her kids. In chapter five Ruth is telling James about her upbringing, one of the things that took me aback was the fact that Ruth was sexually assaulted by her own father. After reading this …show more content…
I was reborn in Christ." (Pg 43) With this quote I could see that Ruth needed faith to be by her side and to uplift her and help her believe in someone. James later confirms this by slightly describing how he saw his mommy at church. "and there we were in aisle 5, sister Jordan in her church hat and blue dress, chuckling and smiling and occasionally waving her hands in the air like everyone else. Mommy loved the church." To me it was admiration that James was having, I can imagine this was a rare site since Ruth was always working. When Ruth married Andrew Mcbride, her family acted as though she was dead to them for marrying a black person. For this reason, Ruth makes sure that her children are close and can count on each other. You stick to your brothers and sisters, that's it. Don't tell nobody about your business either! "(Pg13) In a later chapter she says "I remember Springfield, Massachusetts, because my sister Glady's was born there... Whether she is still in this world today, I do not know. She would be the last of my mother's children still alive other than me"(Pg38) If her sister is alive and well, it's safe to assume that she would have tried to find out where Ruth