Coming of Age in Mississippi In the autobiography Coming of Age in Mississippi, anger and hate are permeated throughout. Anne Moody writes about her feelings of rage and hate from her childhood through early adulthood. In many ways, Moody’s anger is a direct result of her environment. As she grew up in the poor South during the fifties and sixties, she faced many adversities in her everyday life, many of which she had no …showed first 75 words of 1254 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1254 total…race. Her doubts about God grew into anger, hatred and eventually complete denial of His existence. Anne Moody experienced many events in her life that bred her feelings of anger and rage. Much of her hatred toward others can be traced back to her upbringing and environment throughout her childhood. The Coming of Age in Mississippi is a very real and explicit depiction of the hatred felt by many Blacks during the civil rights era.