"Between the World and Me" Tan-Hessi Coates Book Review

Introduction

Tan-Hessi Coates newest book, “Between the World and Me” is not your average a book, it is a letter to his son, about the struggles of African Americans in today’s society. His father who was a Vietnam veteran founded and ran Black Classic Press, a publishing company that specialized in publishing African American titles. His interest in writing came at a young age because if his father's company, but also when he would act up his mother would have him write about it. He uses the very recent events of this year and pervious that made national news to bring his point across to his son. In this day and age there are many stories of police brutality on blacks for reasons’ that if they were a different race or nationality the situation would have ended differently. Coates, many times, brings up the body and how we must protect it because if we don’t our body is no longer ours, but society’s. Our body will always be ours, and people may try to take it and use it to their advantage but they will never care for it and protect it like we would.

Summary

In Between the World and Me, by Tan-Hessi Coates, he writes a letter to his son about what it's like to be an african american in today’s society. People treat you differently, and growing up is obviously very different as well. a said before Coates makes it a point to mention the body every few pages, he explores the topics of how fragile it is, how we must protect it, and how we must use it to our advantage.

Analysis

In the first few pages of the book he reminisces about, “Eric garner choked to death for selling cigarettes… Renisha McBride was shot for seeking help, that John Crawford was shot down for browsing in a department store... and know you know.. the police departments of your country have been endowed with the authority to destroy your body.” (Coates 9). He says how there are people who have the power to destroy and they will even if it’s for an unjust reason at times. He also...