Aaron TiberioES 3013 April 2014 The Color of Water: Response Paper The Color of Water is an autobiography about a woman named Ruth Mcbride Jordan. She is the mother of the book's author, James Mcbride. Ruth is a very strong woman with a lot of faith in God. She is a Polish immigrant and faces some hardships in the story. She immigrated to America with her Jewish and Polish family when she was just a little girl. Over the course of the book, her identity is transformed through all the events that happen to her and the other characters. All important things in his life are: religion, faith, God, education, work and school. The reason why I say Ruth Mcbride is a strong woman is because she has the ability to overcome several difficulties in her life. After reading The Color of Water, I would say that Ruth Mcbride has gained the identity of a strong mother with a lot of faith and trust. One of the biggest difficulties Ruth Mcbride faces in The Color of Water is her family background. He had difficulty talking about things from his family's past, such as his abusive father. His mother, however, had a rather sweet nature, but his abusive father named Tateh made everything extremely difficult. Her father became a rabbi and sexually abused Ruth and cheated on his wife. She was soon disowned after her family discovered that she would rather marry a black man instead of a man of the Jewish faith. This separation was extremely difficult for Ruth and is a recurring episode throughout the novel. Ruth lets go of all her Jewish ties to her family when she marries Andrew Mcbride. He then converted to Christianity and had a close connection with his new religion. Ruth started dating... in the middle of the paper... unlike her father, she probably learned a lot of good things about her life from her mother (even though her mother still abandoned her). In conclusion, the fact that Ruth experienced such great trauma from her father most likely brought out the strength in her heart and made her realize that she wants a good life for her children instead of the traumatic life she experienced in his life. childhood. Ruth's overall identity could be explicitly explained as a strong mother, who has a lot of faith in God, and a woman with a lot of value and love for all of her twelve children. Ruth Mcbride's strength and confidence help her overcome the difficulties of her childhood, her relationships with Dennis and Hunter, as well as with James Mcbride and the rest of her children. She developed the identity of a strong-willed mother, a lover, and a woman of God.