A traditional tale of a young girl in search of her father would morph into the picturesque narrative, filled with comical characters, easy adventure, and a heartwarming conclusion where the daughter and father happily reunite. However, in Fran Ross’s Oreo, the plot radically deviates from the conventional narrative of Greek mythology to include black characters in a typically white narrative. Oreo goes on a quest to learn the “secret of her birth,” from her father, Sam Schwartzes (Ross 37). However, her quest is anything but typical. When Christine meets her father, the reunion with Sam is met with disappointment and unanswered questions. Ross further inverts their meeting by killing off Sam’s character. Their first and final interaction is
