Okay, so this chapter increased my respect for bell hooks. At first, I thought she was just a female, upset about her inauspicious situation in the world (black, poor, female). But this chapter shows the reason behind her militancy, her experiences with people of different classes (predominantly at her first college.) This not only change my perception of her, but made me question myself. As a privileged and gifted young man i thought about how profligate I am and have been throughout my life. A piece of this is the question bell hooks raises, "rich people usually don't go to heaven." I do not even know my beliefs on the topic of heaven, and this class shouldn't be a discussion about that but it is an interesting statement nonetheless. I actually enjoyed reading this chapter (at least a lot more than chapter 1.) Few story lines i'll continue to track:
Hypocrisy: A university made on almost communist beliefs has intolerance like most other places.
The line between Lower/Middle/Upper class black people: hooks has already alluded to this a few times, should come full blown later on, especially when she herself changes class.
Sacrifices: Is the key to mobility sacrifices? Where would bell hooks be without going to California and forgoing most of her holidays.
We'll See
Nati Si
