The 57 Bus

The 57 Bus

by

Dashka Slater

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Kaprice Wilson Character Analysis

The truancy coordinator at Oakland High School. Kaprice is from the streets of Oakland, and after her first love, Lil’ Jerry, an active member in one of the city’s gangs, is killed in a shooting, she goes to college and turns her life around. Kaprice and Richard have a special relationship, and Richard benefits from the structure and family-like atmosphere of Kaprice’s program at Oakland High. With Kaprice’s help, Richard is able to bring his grades up and make graduation a real possibility, and she is able to help other students with the same goal. Cherie, and others, refer to Kaprice as “Mom,” and they rely on her for guidance and stability. Kaprice uses restorative justice to help the Oakland High students heal after Richard’s assault on Sasha, and her efforts serve as an example of the benefits of restorative justice.

Kaprice Wilson Quotes in The 57 Bus

The The 57 Bus quotes below are all either spoken by Kaprice Wilson or refer to Kaprice Wilson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 3: Y’All Don’t Know Quotes

“People have different habitats,” he explained. “Some people have it better than others. They grew up in good neighborhoods. Their family has jobs. They have good income. They don’t understand. Their life is so good, they think everybody’s life is good. They don’t understand the struggles people go through. I don’t know where you grew up at, if it’s like a low-income area, where there’s lots of violence and crime. But if you grew up in a low-income area and all you see is crime and drugs? If you have family that does crime? You see it. It has an impact on you. If you’re around it a lot, it’s hard to do good.”

Related Characters: Richard, Kaprice Wilson
Page Number: 197
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Kaprice Wilson Quotes in The 57 Bus

The The 57 Bus quotes below are all either spoken by Kaprice Wilson or refer to Kaprice Wilson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Gender and Sexuality Theme Icon
).
Part 3: Y’All Don’t Know Quotes

“People have different habitats,” he explained. “Some people have it better than others. They grew up in good neighborhoods. Their family has jobs. They have good income. They don’t understand. Their life is so good, they think everybody’s life is good. They don’t understand the struggles people go through. I don’t know where you grew up at, if it’s like a low-income area, where there’s lots of violence and crime. But if you grew up in a low-income area and all you see is crime and drugs? If you have family that does crime? You see it. It has an impact on you. If you’re around it a lot, it’s hard to do good.”

Related Characters: Richard, Kaprice Wilson
Page Number: 197
Explanation and Analysis: