"Stuck Rubber Baby"

On the first page, I really like the art. The large picture of the man doesnt even seem to be in a panel or box. This makes him seem like he's in the background, commenting on what he experienced in his past. I also reallylike how they introduced the Southern man character with a beer in his hand...lol. But it really disturbs me the hypocritical view the parents take on page 3. The father says that it's "Scientifically proven" that white people are smarter and brains are more developed than black people, yet says to respect black people by not using the "n word." Doesnt he realize that what he said only moments before was also humiliating and degrading?? It's like the father is building himself up as not being racist, but he clearly is. A lot of other moments in this bookt he author utilizes to make the reader uncomfortable. Like on page 4, after talking about the main character's mother's plan to teach their father how to read, but not getting to it because she died in a car crash. The character's sister says, "so much for that plan," and there's a picture of shreds of metal and torn up cars from the wreck. In the beginning of the book, the author uses the tact of making his readers uncomfortable to get a reaction from them and to interest them to keep reading.