Little Failure

I personally did not care for the style of writing Gary Shteyngart chose. He jumped around throughout the entire book. It was very hard to keep up with him at some points. I had to re-read some pages a few times just to make sure I understood what was going on. I felt as if there was no structure to the book. Gary would talk about the Russians, then his childhood, then America, and then his adulthood. I think Gary should have gotten all the historical information out of the way in a separate part of the book, like the first few chapters. Then he should of began his whole life story. It would of been an easier read for me if he did that.

The Emergence of Modern Colorism in the Americas

I personally do not understand how the white men got away with the things they did. They raped black women, enslaved thousands, and had children with slaves and took zero responsibility for them. This shows how long it took for modern day society to form. The Declaration of Independence stated everyone was created equal. But, around the time of enslavement that statement contradicted itself. However, I still think that women are inferior to men and this has been going on for centuries. This is proven in The Color Complex. Women were shipped away on boats and forced to marry men they have never met. They were not given the freedom of expression or individualism. Today this kind of stuff still happens. For example, arranged marriages are still seen in some parts of the world. Right here in New York it is evident that women are inferior in the work force. Men have an advantage because society thinks they have more power. Whereas women are just as good as men and are just not given the chance to prove themselves sometimes.  Some men are even paid more then women a that are in the same working positions. Fortunatly, there has been a lot of improvement in women's equality and hopefully it will just continue to get better.