On page 28 in "The Autobiography of an Ex- Coloured Man," James Weldon Johnson states "it is strange how in some things honest people can be dishonest without the slightest compunction." This quote was in regards to him cheating to get his friend Red through school so that they could be together. This is foreshadowing for the rest of the book.
His life changed after the money he had saved for college was stolen out of his trunk. As a result Johnson did not attend college. He ended up working as a cigar maker.
Perhaps if Johnson did not help Red he would not have made it himself through school. Red was the only person that James Weldon Johnson showed any interest in. Red pushed him to be a better student and in return he helped Red in school.
When Johnson decides he wants to leave the North behind he finds himself looking at all sorts of things that test his morals. His moral for an education quickly changed. This just proves that what goes around comes around.
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