John Edgar Wideman
In John Edgar Wideman’s essay “Our Time” is race and social status the downfall of his brother Robby? ... Another contributing factor to the downfall of Robby was that he was the baby in the Wideman family. ... He never thought he mattered as much as the other children; as a result he did not want to follow in their footsteps and be the next stereotypical Wideman child. ... Drugs are yet another downfall of Robby Wideman.