The Arduous Odyssey

odyssey—-> Greek myth odysseus goes on a large journey to get home after war.  One the jou8rney he has to fight various monsters and through various trails.

Suskind uses the arduous odyssey  because it can relate to cedrics journey of being epic of how they do this.

Extra Baggage—->  The term extra baggage referes to

-his race and ethnicity

-He is poor

-and that he comes from a one parent background

also the baggage is a metaphor that implies that is colour is weighing him down.