Analysis of Caucasia by Danzy Senna

This happens throughout the book and it makes the girls stronger and closer because they are the only ones who they can relate to. They all saw them as a strange thing and all the sisters wanted was to be accepted as sisters but no one would look at them in that way. Many things in my life have significantly shaped my current self understanding of my race, class, gender, sexuality and the intersections between these categories. James giving Birdie a tootsie pop and telling her to see how long she can suck before she takes a bite also relates to the book as a whole. I talk a lot but not so much that I cannot listen. Although this passage seems aimed at the dilemma of Birdie it can also be related to Cole. They have shaped my view of my current self understanding of my race, class, gender, sexuality and the intersections between these categories. Many people grow up in a place where one side is told and accepted and that's all they ever know throughout their entire life. He is basically telling her to not let things like that get to her because if she does let her cup fill with this it will overflow and then she will not be able to handle it. I grew up in many different places so I gained many different aspects of life. The entire book is about the struggles these sisters face. This helps because to form my own view of the word I have many things to look at. I don't just take into account my side; I use others' sides because I can get a better picture if I use more elements. I have a very strong and wise mind.