Racism is a very wrong yet present aspect of both today's society and society in the past. I believe racism is very strongly shown in the first 50 or so pages of the book. I feel that the young girl Rachel has been sheltered from racism while living with her mother and father in Germany. When she moves in with her grandmother it is a huge wake up call to her.
Rachel's grandmother is very proud of her African American background and is not afraid to let Rachel know this. One example of this was in the first few pages when Rachel noticed all of the pictures on the mantel and her mothers was not there because she was in an inter-racial relationship and her grandmother was not happy with this. She showed her displeasure in a lot of ways, most of them being very subtle hints at it. Another example was when she gave Rachel two ragedy Ann dolls, the book seemed to emphasize the fact that they were black ragedy Ann dolls as opposed to white ones. These are just a few of the ways racism was shown in the first part of this book.
Anthony DiChristopher
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