Those parts sparked thoughts and questions and that's why I feel like I enjoyed the book so much. One of my thoughts came from Foster. I couldn't understand why of all the characters he wanted to prove himself so badly. In the book he even threw a Christmas party for himself. Then the next morning he got on the phone trying to brag to his old friends. It was whether he wanted to make them jealous or impress them in some way. To me, the Jim Crow laws still haunted him. For someone who had a good life, went to college and was one of the best surgeons of the time. For me, I felt he should have tried to bless others to continue receiving more blessings, but instead he rejected his southern roots and the people there. Another thing that influenced my thinking was that I didn't realize the struggle during the Great Migration. Life in those times was really hard and unfair. My thoughts before this book were really typical, but now, after reading the details of this book, I can imagine in my head what could have happened. I can't imagine myself growing up in those times when I would never have survived. So I salute the brave, intelligent, courageous people who have made the life I live possible