Race and Education The two children portrayed in the short stories “The Circuit” by Francisco Jimenez and “Doby’s Gone” by Ann Petry are at a disadvantage because of their races when it comes to forming friendships, overcoming obstacles, and preserving their childhood. While these two stories focus on one character, the difficulties that these children endure plague entire communities and groups of people. In the stories, both children are from minority backgrounds. The young …showed first 75 words of 680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 680 total…that all these aspects of the stories are related to race and education. The children find it difficult to form relationships, have to overcome challenges, and find inner strength. These issues do not affect these characters alone, but anyone who is looked down upon or has had to struggle because of differences. In the end though, there is the hope for change because the children make friends, rise above adversity, and discover maturity and independence.