The Issue Of Love Reading Response by Hope Carrion

         Has it ever been a problem with who you dated because there a different skin tone? Well in the book If You Come Sofly by Jacqueline Woodson this is a major issue. This book is about a white girl named Ellie who likes this boy named Jeremiah , but since Jermiah is black this began to cause problem between her and her best friend , because Ellie doesn't know if her best friend can agree with her discussion without judging her. Teenagers can relate to this book because many teenagers can feel judge or unsure about things in life , and not knowing if there friends would agree with them.

         When Ellie told her best friend that she likes blacks boys. It help the reader see that Ellie is standing up and telling the truth about her feelings for Jermiah , and that she doesn't care about  what her best friend thinks about her actions. One piece of evidence to support my claim would be when Ellie was worried about if her best friend would except the fact that she likes black boys. So this means Ellie c'ant even trust her best friend because she believes her best friend is so scared of black people that might do something to harm Ellie relationship with Jermiah.

        Another emotion Ellie also feels is insecure because if you c'ant trust your best friend , then you c'ant trust anyone. If your best friend was judging you then most likely the situation can get worse ,and then this would also make Ellie feel insecure about her feelings for Jermiah or anything in life.

         In addition , another emotion Ellie feels is being skeptical , because Ellie best friend was scared cause when a black guy was running up to her. Her best friend began to jump up and down , because she thought he going to rob her bestfriend. Then Ellie just thinking what's going to happend if Jermiah comes to meet up with Ellie in the park. Will her best friend be scared or act normal?

       This connects to my life  or real life , because many people are worried about what people or  what there friends thinks, about the action they do or discussion they make. And most people don't have the guts to say something to these people, because they don't know how they would act, or even still be there friend after making these discussion.