What shapes me?

  What labels does he place on the groups to which he belongs? on other groups?

• How did those labels shape the way he perceived his choices? the decision he made?
• Why does he have regrets? Did he make the right choice?
• Would your answer be different if he were a white American?
• Who is the victim in this story–Colón, the woman, or the larger society?

 My thought about Jesus Colon is that he lacks of courage. He limited him self as a black. He mentioned that he was caring, journalist and Puerto Rican. But, when he saw the white lady he just limited himself as a black. If he thought that he is caring, journalist and Puerto Rican he could had offer his help to the lady.

Also the reason why I said he lacked courage is because he was scared what will the lady say. I thought he should have at least offer a help to the white lady even he was afraid what's she going to say. He made a wrong choice, it is a moral duty to help a lady anytime even if you're black and the lady is white. He told himself that he is a black, and if he offer a help he will get refused.

What Do We Do with a Variation?What do we do with a difference?
Do we stand and discuss its oddity
or do we ignore it?
Do we shut our eyes to it
or poke it with a stick?
Do we clobber it to death?
Do we move around it in rage
and enlist the rage of others?
Do we will it to go away?
Do we look at it in awe
or purely in wonderment?
Do we work for it to disappear?
Do we pass it stealthily
Or change route away from it?
Do we will it to become like ourselves?
What do we do with a difference?
Do we communicate to it,
let application acknowledge it
for barriers to fall down?
James Berry
This poem is really connected to Jesus Colon's story. This poem is about the ignorance and taking the differences. He ignored the difference that he could think, that he is a blak but, also a journalist and a caring person. If he took the differences he could have offered a help witha courage. I hope that, this event will make him take the difference but not ignore again.