But we as people change over time as well. For example,in the novel "Ellen Foster" Ellen was proud to be white. Her heritage told her that being white was great. This caused her to see life through a different view. She went through alot in her life shaping the person that she was. She wouldn 't take food from her friend Starletta because she was a colored girl. Her family and environment had taught her that colored people was dirty and nasty. Some were even scared of colored people ,making Ellen think white people were better. She thought this way because her heritage and her environment confirmed that white people were
But we as people change over time as well. For example,in the novel "Ellen Foster" Ellen was proud to be white. Her heritage told her that being white was great. This caused her to see life through a different view. She went through alot in her life shaping the person that she was. She wouldn 't take food from her friend Starletta because she was a colored girl. Her family and environment had taught her that colored people was dirty and nasty. Some were even scared of colored people ,making Ellen think white people were better. She thought this way because her heritage and her environment confirmed that white people were