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Comparing a Child's Viewpoint from an Adult's in A Caribbean Childhood

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adults is not always a simple observation; rather, such depiction requires an inherent knowledge that can only be found in those who place both their hearts and souls into the  work. Five authors in particular stand out in this field as successfully portraying the aspect of Caribbeanness and its relationship to a childs way of seeing the world  within their writings: Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea; Maryse Condes I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem; Caryl Phillips Cambridge; Simone Schwarz-Barts The Bridge of Beyond; and Aime Cesaires Notebook of  a Return to the Native Land. The authors clearly exemplify the fundamental aspects of childhood attitudes as compared to their adult counterparts, clearly illustrating how the world looks rosier  to a child; as that child grows into adulthood, there develops an expectation for a greater fall. Children are not born racist; rather,  this social ill must be instilled into their social perception. As such, the impact of race, schooling and culture reflects everything a child becomes throughout the process of reaching  adulthood, including the learned ability to judge others based upon cultural determinants, as well as develop prejudices towards others without due cause. To children, the game is a simplistic  as is their perception of the world around them, which they view with innocence, truth and impartiality. The manner in which Schwarz-Barts The Bridge of Beyond serves to address  the perception of prejudice and racism as they relate to a childs eyes is to demonstrate how humanity can quite easily become its own worst enemy when people allow untruths  to cloud their perception. "Be a fine little Negress, a real drum with two sides. Let life bang and thump, but keep the underside always intact" (Schwarz-Bart PG).