Zuri is unhappy about this development, believing that the class difference between the Benitez and Darcy families is too big for a romantic relationship to overcome. Zuri’s sister Janae immediately sparks a romantic connection with Ainsley and they start dating. Darcy and their sons, Ainsley and Darius. The fancy house belongs to the Darcy family: Mr. Zuri recognizes this is a pivotal step in gentrifying Bushwick and is aware that gentrification can push poorer families like hers out. However, Zuri’s community comes under threat when a fancy new house is built across the street. Although the Benitez family is not rich, they are loving and happy, and Zuri is proud of her Haitian-Dominican heritage, her family, and the diverse neighborhood that she calls home.
The girls live with their Papi and Mama in one apartment, with the sisters sharing the living room as their bedroom. Pride is told from the point of view of Zuri “ZZ” Benitez, a junior in high school living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. Original copyright Alloy Entertainment and Ibi Zoboi, 2018. This edition of the book used for this study guide is the paperback from Balzer + Bray, an imprint of Harper Collins, New York, published in 2019. The book includes the use of a racial slur, an instance that this study guide discusses, as it relates to an important plot development. "Zoboi skillfully depicts the vicissitudes of teenage relationships, and Zuri’s outsize pride and poetic sensibility make her a sympathetic teenager in a contemporary story about race, gentrification, and young love.Pride addresses themes including racism, classism, and police violence. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.īut with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color. In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic.
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