Review lines 72-89. What information does the author provide about Hunts Point? What do you think is the author's reason for including this information?

Colin Powell in his biography spoke about several things that happened and that were a reason for his success today, while he was growing up. In these lines where he is talking about how his life in different geographical locations developed his personality.

Explanation:

Colin Powell in the lines 72-89 talks about his life in Harlem. He talks about how his parents had to immigrate after many years of him staying in Harlem, a place which was filled with varied sect of people - from different communities, race, creed and caste.

He grew up in that area called Hunts Point in Bronx. His memories, experiences, personality, play, almost everything important for a person to build up an attitude happened there. He includes this place while writing these lines to explain the intensity that he has felt and he feels for that place when his parents had to immigrate from there.

His integrated attitude to not see any difference in people based on their color, creed, caste and community came from this background that he holds deep in his heart.

since he could see color, and nobody else could, he didn't find it fair that everyone else in the utopia couldn't see color but him and the giver : d