Sunday, May 25, 2014
Blending
At the beginning of the book it was clear to us that Lily was not considered as an equal amongst the black community. During the mourning of May's death, the Daughters of Mary joked about the white funeral home's drive through window. They spoke to Lily as if she was one of them. Not once did they stop talking because Lily was white. This seems to be the first time Lily truly feels part of something greater. Do you think this is a turning point for how they look at Lily? Will she finally be accepted? Will Lily finally break down the racial differences between the blacks and whites in the house?
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I would agree with you about this being a turning point, but I feel like she has been equal with them for quite some time. August had almost completely accepted her within a couple chapters and June stopped viewing her differently on the hot day with the sprinkler, but yes, I think this is where they are so used to her that no one even notices the racial differences anymore.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a turning for her in the black community but also in the white community as well. This can be seen by the police officer. He is telling her to leave this house and go somewhere else and I believe that she could be excluded and lowered to black people standards in everyday society.
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