The dealer at the police station hit Rosaleen on the head with a flashlight.(ch 2 page 35).
This shows prejudice, because Rosaleen was defending herself and got beaten due to her race. Her race also based her punishment, which was jail time. 2.) “Air conditioners poked out from the windows in the white section, but back here there was nothing but electric fans moving the hot air from one place to another.” (ch 2 page 45).
Everywhere in Sylvan was discriminated, and it’s not fair to restrict black people and other races from basic needs such as air conditioning. 3.) T Ray assumed that colored women weren’t smart, whereas Lily thought they could be smart-just not as intelligent as her and other whites. “That’s when I knew I had …show more content…
4.) June appearing to not want Lily in the pink house, because she was white.(ch 5 page 87).
Lily thinks that June is being prejudiced towards her, and the fact that she despises a white girl in her home. Prejudice is a negative feeling or thought based on a certain group, which is white in this situation. 5.) “If he was shocked over me being white, I was shocked over him being handsome.” (ch 6 page 116).
This quote supports the motif of racism, because all people are beautiful not just white people. Lily didn’t comprehend that beauty is in everyone. 6.) Zach and Lily expressed affection for one another; however, it was a forbidden love because, “,there are people who would kill boys like me for looking at girls like you.” (ch 7 page 135).
In that particular era, it was a crime for two different races to be in a relationship, which is horrendous to think about. Zach and Lily couldn’t be together in that time without something bad happening to the both of them. 7.) “Driving away, he turned on the siren and the red light, which seemed unesesary, but I guess he didn’t want to disappoint the audience on the sidewalk.” (ch 9 page
This shows prejudice, because Rosaleen was defending herself and got beaten due to her race. Her race also based her punishment, which was jail time. 2.) “Air conditioners poked out from the windows in the white section, but back here there was nothing but electric fans moving the hot air from one place to another.” (ch 2 page 45).
Everywhere in Sylvan was discriminated, and it’s not fair to restrict black people and other races from basic needs such as air conditioning. 3.) T Ray assumed that colored women weren’t smart, whereas Lily thought they could be smart-just not as intelligent as her and other whites. “That’s when I knew I had …show more content…
4.) June appearing to not want Lily in the pink house, because she was white.(ch 5 page 87).
Lily thinks that June is being prejudiced towards her, and the fact that she despises a white girl in her home. Prejudice is a negative feeling or thought based on a certain group, which is white in this situation. 5.) “If he was shocked over me being white, I was shocked over him being handsome.” (ch 6 page 116).
This quote supports the motif of racism, because all people are beautiful not just white people. Lily didn’t comprehend that beauty is in everyone. 6.) Zach and Lily expressed affection for one another; however, it was a forbidden love because, “,there are people who would kill boys like me for looking at girls like you.” (ch 7 page 135).
In that particular era, it was a crime for two different races to be in a relationship, which is horrendous to think about. Zach and Lily couldn’t be together in that time without something bad happening to the both of them. 7.) “Driving away, he turned on the siren and the red light, which seemed unesesary, but I guess he didn’t want to disappoint the audience on the sidewalk.” (ch 9 page