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... If James McBride’s true story, The Color of Water, was turned into a screenplay; Tupac Shakur’s song Changes would be the best theme song for the movie. Changes clearly reflects the various stages in the life of James McBride as he battles his way through an identity crisis by resorting to various extremes such as; stealing, dealing with the police, and overall dealing with racism.
A parallel between The Color of Water and Changes is through the topic of stealing and burglary. ... In Tupac’s case the longing is for food, “I’m tired of bein’ poor and even worse I’m black/ my stomach hurts so I’m lookin’ for a purse to snatch” (Tupac- Changes). ... Likewise, James also rebelliously resorts to the low level of burglary to feed his longing. James longs for marijuana to fill his emptiness. ... James steals so he can buy marijuana and because of the company and environment he is in, he can easily plummet to stealing. In this point of the novel, James has a lot of things going on in his life. ... James’ stepfather has passed, which led to the breakdown of Ruth. James also undergoes an identity crisis and by snatching purses; he is taking the easy way out. ... Tupac says, “Cops give a damn about a Negro pull the trigger kill a n***** he’s a hero” (Tupac- Changes). ... Similarly, James also faces this racial discrimination by police officers. When James and a couple of his friends are trying to break into freight cars and steal, they are caught by a police officer. ... The feelings that the officer has towards James and his friends are well described in Tupac’s song. The message that Changes sends out on racial discrimination towards blacks by cops is exactly what James experiences.
Approximate Word count = 1438
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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