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The Early Years: Chapter Analysis

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In Chapter Three: The Early Years, the author reflects on the role race plays in children’s lives and how they perceive racial differences. The question used in the title, “Is my skin brown because I drink chocolate milk?”, generally reflects the author’s stance on how young children view race: with slight puzzlement and an assumption that white should be the default. One of the most important things the author discussed, in my opinion, is that kids ask questions. Anyone who has ever met a child knows that they ask questions about everything, sometimes even uncomfortable things, because they are still learning about the world. The author gives many examples of her own children and how she handles their questions to give an example of how to

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