'The Color Of Success By Eric Watts's' The Color Of Success?

“Someone once asked me how I hold my head up so high after all I have been through. I said it’s because no matter what, I am a survivor. Not a victim” (Patricia Buckley). In the article “The Color of Success”, the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, and the Montgomery bus boycott all have something in common; they all have someone who refused to play the part of a victim. In “The Color of Success” written by Eric Watts talks about how he was not taken seriously as an African American man because he acted too white. Watts was considered too white because he wanted to study, talk with proper English, and go to school. He was bullied for wanting to do these things, but refused to look at himself as a victim. In the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie, talks about a boy named Junior, who goes through some difficult situations. He does not let these situations define who he is. The Montgomery bus boycott was led by one female named Rosa Parks. She never thought of herself as a victim. Watts, Junior, nor Rosa Parks acted as a victim; instead they capitalized on their abilities. In “The Color of Success”, Watts explains what he has gone through and how the African American race views their lives. Watts went to a primarily all white school and was always pressured by the stereotypes created about African Americans. He was considered to be “acting white”() because talked with proper English, had a strong desire to