Imagine how you would feel if someone disliked you because of the color of your skin. They’d judge you before they even got to know you. Why do people do this? In our non-fiction stories that we read, it all comes down to four things: greed, power, revenge, and fear.
So far, out of all the stories I have read, power has been the number one reason for discrimination. For instance, in the book Chinese Cinderella the stepmother is cruel to her stepchildren in order to make sure they stay in line. They weren’t treated like her own children, but like slaves. Always