Who Is To Label?

Throughout the book, Rachel is faced with one main issue. The issue that faces her is the fact that she is half black, and half Danish. Throughout the book, Rachel is told she is a very pretty girl. Rachel's blue eyes makes her, her. The girls in school, would pick on her. She was not white, nor was she black. Rachel faced this, she knew the other black girls did not have pretty blue eyes.

Rachel was picked on and teased a lot. She cut her hair, and yet no words were said, because I think the other girls were jealous of her looks. People are not accepting of people that are not like them. This story was told in the 80's and still I see people to this day the same way. It is sad because everyone should be getting along by now. But we all know it is not going to happen. Durrow shows how it really is in society and how people treat others not matter what, skin color they are. (Nicole Butzke, Post 6)