Status In Sharon Flake's The Skin I M In

People come in many different shapes and sizes , but what you need is to never let people put a label on you. Think about it “Has anybody ever put a label on you? “How would you feel about that? If you ask me,yes I have been a person who has been given a label because I made a stupid choice about something. People shouldn’t feel what a person like me has felt before. You should never be given a label because you don’t know the real story. Everybody is still the same on the inside. You shouldn’t be judged by your appearance. Our status more times than not, is defined by what we look like, how we dress and where we come from.

To begin, status presents itself because people shouldn’t let others bring them down. Especially in the novel “The Skin I’m In” by Sharon Flake. In the novel status has a very huge impact in Maleeka’s life. Maleeka’s is a young black girl who is constantly getting picked on in school about being too skinny. For example, Maleeka’s is kind of a new girl in school and since she is so skinny and darker than others they just talk and push her around. Maleeka was a very good girl and she didn’t deserve to be called names like that. To continue, not only does status plays a role in Sharon Flake’s novel, it always plays a role in the larger world.

Equally important to Maleeka being affected by status in Sharon Flakes novel “The Skin I’m In” I have to be more responsible in my life.

When I was in the 5th-8th grade all of my so called “friends” always called me names like I was a bad person or some kind of monster. Status also affected me because people always use to second guess me for something I’m not. It changed me because now I am a nice, beautiful black young girl and I don’t care about anybody and what they have to say about me. As well as personally being categorized status continues to play a role in the larger

world.

As a result, status affects the world at large on a daily basis. First there has been so many people who has been affected by status just from the way they walk , and talk and even the color of their skin. I know that I am not the only person who has been talked about just because of the color of my skin. My world connection for status is that in the world people are always getting put down by their looks and it’s just a shame to see. Everybody should be treated the same is doesn’t matter what color you are you will always going to be the same person deep down inside. On the other hand status is something that affects all people regardless of where they come from.

Generally speaking, status affects me but it still really affects many people around the world. Some of us out here need to stand up and have a voice and say something about people and how they are being judged. My question to you is “What does status mean to you”? And “ How will you prevent it from happening”?