The quote from the book review “Becoming by Michelle Obama review – race, marriage and the ugly side of politics.” of Michelle Obama's biography "Becoming" written by Afua Hirsch and published in the Guardian in 2018 addresses how Michelle Obama encountered with ongoing discrimination against her family in her youth have led bitterness and lacking trust.

• Michelle Obama's brother Craig was the victim of a racially motivated police incident
• disadvantage due to change in the neighbourhood where she grew up, poverty and gang violence prevailed due to the "flight of the whites"
• blackness was weaponised against her
• despite the socio-economic disadvantages she describes herself as "the striver" (l. 29)
• Silas Jones suffered from racial remarks; he was called the "n" word by Larry
• at an early age, he had to live "incognito" in a hostile environment, with mainly whites citizen
• his fear of discrimination in adolescence leads to the secrecy of relationships with Larry and Cindy
• Silas, however, despite all descrimination was accepted as a successful sportsman

• bitterness about racially prejudiced commentators, who weaponised the colour of her skin
• Obama's spectism and lacking trust of politicians comes from the missing action of not tackling "real"issues
• whereby these rather tend to be suppressed
• however, she has "no intention of running for office, ever." (l. 57-58)
• Silas feels the resentment and bitterness of his destroyed friendship with Larry
• and yet he still withholds the truth about Larry's innocence
• he shies away from serious relationships and commitments because of previous disappointing experiences he finds it difficult to confide in Angie

• discrimination leads to bitterness and loss of confidence among victims of discrimination
• it has an enormous impact on the interpersonal relationships of those who have experienced discrimination and has a lasting effect on their lives
• deprives them of a sense of true belonging