In the ted talk titled 3 Questions to Ask Yourself About US Citizenship by Jose Antonio Vargas, he talks about how he wishes people would know their own background and history so people would not judge people based on looks. He explains that he didn’t know that he was an illegal immigrant until he went to get his drivers license. From there, he wanted people to know themselves so they wouldn’t judge each other based on appearance.
In the novel Internment by Samira Ahmed, she talks about Layla, who is the main character, and she is Muslim. She has a boyfriend named David whose parents hate her and her parents because she is Muslim and he is Jewish. Layla and her family have been declared a threat to America so they were all put into an internment camp. There she feels forgotten and believes she will be there for a very long time.
Has a character in your book ever experienced prejudice due to their differences?
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