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White Resistance to Somewhere in the Darkness   


I feel compelled to revisit the one novel we have read that created the most resistance in me and would quite possibly do so in a significant population of white readers: Walter Dean Myers' Somewhere in the Darkness.  That the book is well written or valuable to readers is irrelevant here -- I enthusiastically grant both.  Of greater concern in this discussion is the notion of resistance to the book that could easily be encountered with a particular population of suburban, white readers, namely those who would seem to have the most in common with Jimmy and who, paradoxically, would most likely resist the book.

            The readers who comprise this group have much in common with Jimmy. They are largely lower-middle class and come from either fatherless homes, what might easily be considered dysfunctional two-parent homes, and/or live with extended families in lieu of their natural parents.  In any case, the parent(s) are possibly absent from the home a great deal of the time, involved in a variety of dating practices and ... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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