A Hope in the Unseen Notes for Analysis

Finally, I got  a chance to read , A Hope in the Unseen. This novel, which   was published in 1998,  is truly a masterpiece. The details that Ron Suskind wrote in this novel make people want to take action.The novel details the High School and College life of Cedric Lamar Jennings.

As I was reading this novel, I began to be more convinced  of the argument that Parent Support is one of the most important aspects of a child's education. This biographical novel employs imagery and allusions to support the point that young adults in inter-city schools need parent support and religious support to guide them to success. In the novel , Cedric says that everyday he would go to school, church and the apartment. The church and its leader have led Cedric to success.
Race is another aspect of this novel because it details the struggles that minority students go through as they transition from inter-city schools to a mostly white college. This struggle is no surprise to the  people who have lived through the Civil Rights Era , where the Chief of Police would order police to use water to roll children down the road. This employment of force on protesting Black Americans during the 1960s shows how some white people treat black people like dirt. This memory is very strong in the mind of Barbara Jennings, Cedric's Mother. As a result, Barbara has spent more time with her son because she wants to protect Lamar from gang violence and illicit drug trades . Barbara taught Cedric that he needs to mind his manners around others and not to use violence. These are very simple lessons, yet violence happens spontaneously in inter-city schools. Barbara's lessons are aligned with the lessons of the church. As a result, Cedric went off to college as a more mature adult. He refrains from attending parties that serve alcohol , despite the pressure from his friends. This strong dose of religion made Cedric very focused on his goal to reshape the image of inter-city black students.

How to Parallel Park

1. First find an empty parking lot.
2. Next, put four cones near a planter with trees.
3. Then stick four sticks into the cones. (Make sure the cones are the proper distance apart by consulting your Driver's Manual)
4. Afterwards , you should get into the car and reverse the car three hundred feet.
5. Then drive the car forward and keep the car close to the place where you will be parallel parking.
6. As you approach the cone with the stick closest to you, drive slowly because you need to match the car frame with the stick.
7. After the stick and the car's window frame are matched, you should turn your steering wheel one and a quarter turns to the right and reverese the car into the space. You should stop when a small pen and the stick closest to the planter is matched up. (You would need to put the small pen in the rear seat that is directly behind you.
8. After the pen and the stick is matched up, you need to turn the steering wheel back to home position. Then reverse the car and match the front frame with the cone closest to the car.
9. After the frame and the cone are matched up, you need to turn the steering wheel one and a quarter turns to the left and reverse further into the spot.
10. You should stop reversing when you have noticed that the space between the curb and the right side wheels are one inch apart. For this to work, you must buy one small circular mirror and place it on the right rearview mirror.
11. Now that you are comfortably in the parking spot, You need to remember to drive forward a little bit to make the car at the center of the spot.
12. Finally, pull the car into the parking gear.
13. That's it. You have successfully parallel parked.
14. Thank You for reading