Piecing Me Together

by

Renée Watson

Natasha Ramsey Character Analysis

A 15-year-old black girl who lives across the river in Vancouver, Washington. Jade doesn’t know Natasha, but it still hits her hard when she learns that when police raided a house party, they beat Natasha, putting Natasha in intensive care with fractured ribs and a broken jaw. What happened to Natasha traumatizes Jade and all of her black friends and family members, as Natasha looks like she could easily have been a resident of their neighborhood. Eventually, Jade figures out how to channel her fear, grief, and desire to help others by organizing a benefit art show and poetry reading, with the proceeds going to Natasha’s family.

Natasha Ramsey Quotes in Piecing Me Together

The Piecing Me Together quotes below are all either spoken by Natasha Ramsey or refer to Natasha Ramsey. 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:
Intersectionality, Identity, and Discrimination Theme Icon
).
Chapter 47 Quotes

I stare at the picture, can’t stop looking at her face, at how she looks like someone who lives in my neighborhood. Maybe she used to?

Related Characters: Jade Butler (speaker), E.J., Natasha Ramsey
Page Number: 183
Explanation and Analysis:
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Natasha Ramsey Quotes in Piecing Me Together

The Piecing Me Together quotes below are all either spoken by Natasha Ramsey or refer to Natasha Ramsey. 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:
Intersectionality, Identity, and Discrimination Theme Icon
).
Chapter 47 Quotes

I stare at the picture, can’t stop looking at her face, at how she looks like someone who lives in my neighborhood. Maybe she used to?

Related Characters: Jade Butler (speaker), E.J., Natasha Ramsey
Page Number: 183
Explanation and Analysis: