After finishing Bronx Masquerade, I experienced an overwhelming sense of optimism. I thought this book had a terrific lesson; that we are all different, but can come together and learn about these differences through art (in this case poetry).
We are taking this class to learn about the power of literature. This is a prime example of how the children's own literature/artwork can change the way other students think and view the world.
I enjoyed learning about each character and their different quirks and attitudes, but even for me-as a college student- I had a hard time differentiating all the different characters. My one critique of this book is that I feel that children reading this book would also have a hard time focusing with the many characters. I do understand that author, Nikki Grimes, did this to portray a variety of students to shows a range of ethnic groups, personalities, body types, family lives.... etc
While this book did not hit on every aspect of multiculturalism (as we have talked about in class) it did encompass more than the other two books we have read thus far.
I look forward to discussing the book with the entire class tomorrow afternoon!
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I agree with you; the characters were hard to follow! I caught myself having to go back several times while reading to make sure I was making the proper connections between the characters that were referencing each other. I do believe, however, that with the proper facilitation by a teacher, the underlying meaning of the book could be understood by older students.
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