How Did Henry's Schooling Affect Him Later School Life?

Short response #1: As he looked down at his sixth-grade yearbook, he remembered everything he had hated and loved about school. Strange faces played in his thoughts, over and over, like an old newsreel. The unkind glances of school-yard enemies, a harsh contrast to the smiling innocence of their yearbook pictures. In the column next to the giant class photo was a list of names -- those "not pictured." Henry found his name on the list; he was indeed absent from the rows and rows of smiling children. But he 'd been there that day. All day. (10)

Based on this passage, how did Henry 's schooling affect him later in life?

Henry 's schooling set him up for the future of discrimination. He is more open when Samantha came over. If

"I guess I 'm used to the teasing at school. After all, my dad says they 're just dumb kids that would pick on weak boys and girls no matter what part of town they 're from. That being Japanese or Chinese just makes the heckling that much easier--we 're easy targets. But this far from home, in a grown-up part of town..." "You 'd think grown-ups would act different," Henry finished her sentence, knowing from his experience that sometimes grown-ups could be worse. Much worse. At least we have the record, Henry thought. A reminder of a place where people didn 't seem to care what you looked like, where you were born, or where your family was from. When the music played, it didn 't seem to make one lick of difference if your last name was Abernathy or Anjou, Kung or Kobayashi. After all, they had the music to prove it.

How does this passage show Henry and Keiko coming of age?

When Henry is growing up this shows that Henry is much more willing to accept the reality. Then be bullied on the sidelines with others that judge him. When Henry is more comfortable with him being himself he has learned that being who you are will mean so much more than people judging him because of his