The Blue Vein Society is a group of individuals that were mixed and considered more white than black because you could see their blue veins. In order to become a Blue Vein, one must have really light skin. Mr. Ryder was a man who used to be a slave and has chosen to forget his past and move on. He was sort of a leader of the Blue Veins and a well respected man. On top of all this, Mr. Ryder is throwing a ball and is planning on proposing to Molly Dixon, a woman that moved to Groveland and stole his heart. Up until now, he has forgotten all about his wife he married when he was young.

I think Chesnutt’s attitude toward the Blue Vein Society was that racism existe

I think Chesnutt wrote this story because he wanted people to know the devotion and confidence of what a woman who had lost her husband went through to try and get him back. He also wanted to show people that the color of your skin mattered. The Blue Veins were considered of higher status to blacks that were dark. Today, you must acknowledge that other races exist, not only blacks.

Mr. Ryder, a slave in his past, moved to the north after the war and worked at a railroad company for many years. All through the years he never thought of his wife because he considered her gone from his life. After years of hard work and saving up his money, he is able to live comfortably in a nice house in a nice neighborhood. Then along the way he meets Molly Dixon and falls in love with her. He decides to propose to her at the ball he is going to throw. Chesnutt believes that he shouldn’t get married because he already is. Then Liza Jane shows up and makes Mr. Ryder remember and feel bad about what he has done to her and he decides to tell everyone about Liza.

At the end of the story when Mr. Ryder tells every

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