The novel The Color of Water follows the life of author and narrator James McBride and his mother Ruth, through their childhood, when both were embarrassed by the mother, through the part of their lives where they began to accept themselves for who they are and became proud of it. Additionally, this memoir is quite distinctive as McBride skillfully parallels his story with the story of his mother, Ruth, using a dual narrative that further helps contribute to the theme of personal identity. Throughout the novel, McBride searches for identity and a sense of self that comes from his multiracial family and through the use of two different narratives, McBride slowly establishes his identity. Furthermore, by integrating both narratives at the end, McBride also shows that although both narrators had different upbringings at the beginning, they eventually meet and understand each other's point of view. For starters, the dual narratives of the text here present a unique blend. of chronology and perspective. Furthermore, McBride's use of the rhetorical strategy of alternating chapters and parallelism is also noteworthy. This can be seen when McBride beautifully puts together related chapters to juxtapose his mother's life and that of himself. This allows us to observe the parallels in the two lives and understand the meaning that Rachel's life had for McBride. For example, McBride places the chapter titled "Shul" and "School" next to each other, each providing insight into the problems they faced in school. Here both Ruth and James struggle and try to fit in but are rejected due to racial and social conflicts. Another example is “The New Testament” and “The Old Testament”. Both of these chapters revolve around embarrassment... at the center of the card... each other's mysterious past will now become the story of the McBride family and express their exultation; McBride here uses short emotional sentences full of joyful diction. In conclusion, the use of dual narration in this novel is very effective as it conveys the thoughts of both narrators. Furthermore, the editing of chapters also gains momentum for the text, as well as foreshadowing the events of McBride's life through that of his mother, as well as suggesting the similarities between them. Subsequently, by highlighting the similarities between two stories due to the different narrative, the novel The Color of Water achieves complexity and nuance. While the parallelism of several issues and rhetorical strategies further contribute to the meaning of the novel's message, when Ruth and James finally came to terms with their past and when Ruth was able to help James understand his origins.