Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Beals pg (134-175)

Summary
Stepping inside the front door of Central High School, goes the violent mobs of disaster again. Each of the nine students were assigned a uniformed soldier for protection in the school. Everywhere Melba went, she was faced with harsh racial words from the students. In the classroom, or either the bathroom, the N word was said to terrify Melba. Not only Melba was being heckled, the soldier was being taunted by students because he was protecting an African American. When it was lunch time, she arrived in the room amazed at how the room was like the size of half the football field. As she was getting lunch, she saw the people serving food behind the counter who were blacks that smiled at Melba. Melba found a place to sit with some black students, and surprisingly even friendly white girls. In some classes like French, it was peaceful, where students were pleasant welcoming Melba. At the end of the day, all the nine students were gathered together smiling, chatting, and behaving as it was a normal school day.
Waking up for another day of school, Melba arrived in a helicopter. As she walked in school, the torture began again. She got spitted on by a girl. The soldier, Danny, said that he couldn't do anything, and his job was to keep her alive and is to not allow to get into verbal or physical battles with the students. Melba was then kicked in the shin and stomach till she fell on the floor. Melba went to the principal's office and reported the kids but the principal said Melba needed evidence of the incident. Melba told her Danny saw the incident but the principal refused him as a witness, where to be a witness is to be a teacher.

Quote
"In order to get through this year you will have to become a soldier. Never let your enemy know what you are feeling. You can't afford to become bored" (Beals 161).

Reaction
 The quote was the last words the soldier, Danny, had to tell to Melba. The quote signifies that Melba should have strength, in order to become a soldier. If the whites knew what Melba was feeling inside, they might torture Melba until she wants to quit. Melba should keep all her feelings inside to herself, and ignore her surroundings.