This book explores many themes related to society today. The Color Game was arranged to show real-life racial, sex, and economic differences between people. Finally she succeeds in doing this, and unites the whole class as one. Afterward, the oranges make four-colored armbands for all students to wear. She puts up “All Colors Unite” posters all over the school, causing her to be demoted from Blue to Orange along with Juan, who helped her attach the advertisements. However, being one of the most powerful people in the class, she decides to try and unite all the colors to an equal rank. Although Amy is used to being treated as a lower person in real life, along with the Latinos, she doesn't feel right with the power she has. In the Color Game, all the minorities in the class turn out to be high colors, and rich whites end up as lower colors, which is all planned out by their teacher. Instead, she is interested in a rich, White youth named Adam. She comes from a Japanese family, and her parents believe she should keep the family tradition going by marrying a Japanese boy. The main character in this book is Emiko “Amy” Sumoto.
You must have your armband and journal with you at all times. Lower classes may not speak to a higher class unless spoken to, and can only reply in a short answer. Higher classes can give orders to lower classes. The Color Game runs like this: Lower classes, or No-Teks, must bow when they meet eyes with a higher class, or Tek. They record the students’ activities, and make note of any good or bad behavior, which can result in demotions or promotions. There are also groups of Color Game “policemen" (known as G4's in the color game), which are older students who played the game in previous years. To further split up the classes, there is the superior sex, Teks(females), and the inferior sex, No-Teks(males). In the game, there ar classes which are represented by armbands: Blues – highest, richest Dark Greens – upper-middle class, semi-rich Light Greens – lower-middle class, semi-poor Oranges – lowest class, very poor.
Later, Amy's high-school class plays a game created by their teacher, Mr. The story begins with Amy and Adam making their way to the school luau after leaving Amy's house, where the story introduces its themes of racism and prejudice. The novel was adapted into a television special, as part of the CBS Schoolbreak Special series. It also focuses on the color armband game, and Amy's feelings as she goes against all the laws of the game. The book focuses on the main character, Amy, as she struggles to keep a good relationship with her boyfriend throughout the story due to the disapproval of their parents.
The novel explores how society can overcome the stereotypes taught by media through its teen-aged protagonist. The War Between The Classes is a novel written by Gloria D.
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