1. Compton, California and Harlem, NYC
Most readers know of racism and the discrimination of black people in the past but not many have experience it first hand from an illogical and non-traditional protagonist. ... This man is extremely racist and shows his distaste for black people while Irene was in the room, who could still pretend to pass as a white person in public. Irene described her fear of being noticed as a black woman when a person in the street stares at her for a long time, "Instead, it was Irene who was put out. ... This illustrates the fear that she would be discovered as a black person in a place where only a...
- Word Count: 2640
- Approx Pages: 11
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School