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The Story Of Roger Wilkins

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Roger Wilkins: I Became Her Target In spite of the fact that Roger Wilkins himself is unsure of who he is as he moves to a

ew town and school, accordingly, Wilkins reflects how when a teacher “targets” you that this can be a positive influence in one’s life. Being a young black newcomer to a school of otherwise all white students, Wilkins, defines his feelings of not having the comfort of belonging in a community. Wilkins expresses coming from a family where his stepfather is a physician. “He had bought the best house he could afford for his family. The problem for our new neighbors was that their neighborhood had previously been pristine.” This statement indicating that the neighborhood was no longer pure because his family had moved in. Description of how lonely,
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The perception of being bullied and having a cultural disadvantaged giving him the awareness of being ashamed for being different.

Roger was surprised when he walked into Dorothy Bean’s classroom when

he was 12 years old. It is made clear that she is Wilkins favorite teacher with her ability to look

beyond race and to the student is well exemplified as Wilkins illustrates how after

having read the first assignment, she asked Wilkins the first question. Establishing the fact that

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