Böcker av Anthony Ellis

Anthony is a black boy who dreams of the better life he sees growing up in the rich white town of Summit in the '90s. His mom wants the best for him and his brothers, something his Grandmother desires for all of her children. He strives to do all he can to make them proud.Anthony becomes friends with a group of white boys who live in the mansions at the top of the town's hill; he's intrigued with their lifestyle. They enjoy their teenage days together, hanging out and partying while he decides what is his black identity and future success. On the path to to college, Anthony trips on life events: being alone, called Oreo, the impact of drugs on his family, and being chased by the cops. Will he fall and fail?

Shows how English dramatists adopted an Italian model to reflect native concerns about and attitudes toward growing old. This book studies the comic old man in the erudite comedy of 16th-century Florence; the character's parallel development in early modern Venice, and the character's subsequent flourishing on the Elizabethan and Jacobean stage.