As a member of the only poor white family in black ghettos, Antoinette suffers a lot under the poverty and prejudice. Not only black people beyond her family construct the threat, what’s more, her household also help building it.
The main threat is produced by black people outside their household. From a slave owner’s daughter to a poor widow, Antoinette’s mother’s dramatic shift in identity creates chance for black people to tease Antoinette and step on her dignity: Spread rumors, poison her mother’s horse, even little girl can call her “white cockroach” (8) and take her belongings without limitations. What’s worse, even Antoinette’s household fails to see her injuries and cure them. Antoinette has to learn how to take care of herself for
The main threat is produced by black people outside their household. From a slave owner’s daughter to a poor widow, Antoinette’s mother’s dramatic shift in identity creates chance for black people to tease Antoinette and step on her dignity: Spread rumors, poison her mother’s horse, even little girl can call her “white cockroach” (8) and take her belongings without limitations. What’s worse, even Antoinette’s household fails to see her injuries and cure them. Antoinette has to learn how to take care of herself for