He endured as he struggled to discover who he truly was, as his mother narrates the hardships that she had to overcome as a white, Jewish woman who chose to marry a black man in 1942.
He endured. He struggled to discover who he truly was. She had to overcome as a white, Jewish woman. This is what his mother narrates the hardships. This white, Jewish woman chose to marry a black man in 1942. McBride depicts the conflicting emotions this.