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Born a Crime, As seen in these quotes, Colored, black and white people,…

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        "Like indigenous people around the world, black South Africans adopted the religion of our colonizers" (Chapter 1, Page 5, Noah)
        
        Justified as
        
        In this quote change is depicted as forced cultural transformation, highlighting the complex mix of identity and imposed beliefs that Trevor's family experienced.
    - - As seen in these quote
        
        "In any society built on institutionalized racism, race-mixing doesn't merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent" (Chapter 2, page 21, Noah)
        
        Justified as
        
        Trevor describes how racial mixing directly challenges apartheid, showing that a pure racial division is unrealistic and exposes the flawed structure of the society.
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        "But the more we went to the church and the longer I sat in those pews the more I learned about Christianity works: If If you’re Native American and you pray to the wolves, you’re a savage. If you’re African and you pray to your ancestors, you’re a primitive. But when white people pray to a guy who turns water into wine, well, that’s just common sense." (Chapter 1, Page 6, Noah)
        
        Justified as
        
        By comparing indigenous and christian beliefs, Trevor reveals the contradictions he observed underscoring the complexities of identity when cultures impact
    - - As seen in these quote
        
        “At least that’s what they did to the black person. With the white person it was more like, ‘Look, I’ll just say you were drunk.’”
        (Chapter 2, page 22, Noah)
        
        Justified as
        
        Trevor describes how racial mixing directly challenges apartheid, showing that a pure racial division is unrealistic and exposes the flawed structure of the society.
    - - “I was a natural capitalist. I loved selling stuff...” (chapter 15, page 187)
        
        Justified as
        
        Trevor's enthusiasm for business stands in stark contrast to the fear Bolo and Andrew have of their Black peers. While they are hesitant, Trevor sees opportunity and bridges the gap between groups.
  - - - “I learned to move seamlessly between groups. I floated. I was a chameleon.” (chapter 11, page 140)
        
        Justified as
        
        Trevor’s ability to adapt shows his survival instinct in a divided environment. He performs different identities, demonstrating his skill in blending in while remaining an outside
    - - “I was like a weed dealer, but of food.” (chapter 11, page 140)
        
        Justified as
        
        Trevor positions himself as a bridge between groups. This role gives him a sense of belonging while maintaining his outsider status.
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      - Effect on
        
        Trevor's life
        
        As seen in these quotes
        
        "You never feel like a failure in the hood, because someone's always worse off than you, and you don't feel like you need to do more, because the biggest success isn't that much higher than you, either." (Ch. 16, pg. 216)
        
        Which amplifies into Trevor's cultural identity
        
        "When I beat you, I'm trying to save you. When they beat you, they're trying to kill you." (Ch. 17, pg. 243)
        
        Refers to Trevor's family identification
        
        “The fact that I grew up in a world run by women was no accident. Apartheid kept me away from my father because he was white... Women held the community together.” (chapter 3, page 38)
        
        This quote illustrates how apartheid shaped Trevor’s upbringing, forcing him into a matriarchal environment. With his father absent due to racial laws, the women in his life, like his mother and grandmother, became his primary influences.
- - - - "I chose to have you because I wanted something to love and something that would love me unconditionally in return---and then I gave birth to the most selfish piece of shit on earth and all it ever did was cry and eat and shit and say 'Me,me,me,me me.' " Chapter 6, page 77
        
        This quote shows how Trevor's mother expected an all loving child but then quickly realized how that was not the case and felt that Trevor was extremely selfish and had no regard for her at all.
      - Childhood Perspective
        
        “I was operating on my cousin Bulelwa’s ear...when I accidentally perforated her eardrum.” (chapter 4, page 51)
        
        Justified as
        
        This incident illustrates the innocence of childhood play, juxtaposed with the harsh realities of consequences, highlighting how children navigate adult worlds.
      - "When my mother was nine years old, she told my gran that she didn't want to live with her anymore. She wanted to live with her father." Chapter 5, page 64
        
        This quote depicts realistic opinions about Trevor's mother being unhappy with her own mother and wanting to escape her current household.
    - - "We came home one evening and found the cats strung up by their tails from our front gate, gutted and skinned and bleeding out, their heads chopped off. On our front wall someone had written in Afrikaans,Heks -Witch" Chapter 7, page 96
        
        This quote portrays how colored people in Trevor's colored neighborhood shared the same beliefs as black people. These beliefs being that black cat's are witches, this being the main reason as to why the people slaughtered them.
      - "My dad went all out. He had Cristmas lights and a Christmas a tree. He had fake snow and snow globes and stockings hung by the fireplace and lots of wrapped presents from Santa Claus." Chapter 8 Page 106
        
        This quote portrays how Trevor's dad goes all out to ensure Trevor's happiness, we can see how his dad truly cares about him and share his European culture with Trevor.
      - "He's attracted to independent women. {"He's like an exotic bird collector,"} she said. {"He only wants a woman who is free becasue his dream is to put her in a cage."}" Ch. 18, pg. 253
        
        This quote shows Trevor's understanding of Abel's abusive personality specifically in the part where it starts with "He only wants a woman..." comparing Patricia with an exotic bird, which "exotic" would make her independant.