While nothing much happens and there's not much of an over-arching plot other than a boy growing up at a time of racial segregation, there are many, many observations at play and lessons to be considered... on love, on race, on struggle, on loss, on sense of self and much more. I highlighted more than a few sections because they seemed to very accurately describe some of the world's struggles right now. How sad it is that almost 100 years later we still have such division and prejudice... How poignant and beautiful but also tragic that it takes writers and artists to really paint the picture clearly for us. Thank you Langston Hughes.