The sky is grey

After finishing reading The Sky is Grey I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the short story. I usually do not like reading text that has a lot of slang or that takes place back in time because it takes me longer to read and comprehend. This was different. I quickly picked up that this would be focused on racial equality when they had to sit in the colored section of the bus. I liked that it didn’t focus primarily on the anger of how blacks viewed whites but insight on how to change it. The point in the story when the boy was talking to the preacher really made me think. The boy way of thinking in my opinion was commendable and rather thought provoking. His reference to the wind being pink made a lot of sense to me. I think if people have a problem with different races they should think about what exactly the color black or white really means. Going back the mom and the boy, the way they acted at the old ladies store was to be admired. Although her boy was starving and cold, she still didn’t want their charity unless they earned it. It made me think of how lucky to have the possessions I do and not to envy others as much.