This book was written in a form of letter to the author's son. The way we find out is because he begins the reading with the word son. The author begins by telling his experiences. He first tells his experience of when he was interviewed for a popular news show. His interview consisted of the host asking about his body. He gives us an understanding that he has been asked this type of question before. He was used to this type of question. This question made him feel uncertain about himself. He than brought up America and it’s democracy on racism and white people. American’s saw the word race as part of the natural world. He doesn’t just give us an explanation of the word racism rather he gives us an example. The example he gives us are the black
