Another bold and hard to miss topic in this novel is the underlining racial issue and it seems to be one of the basis for many of the issues Andreide and her family faces in this society. There was never only one victim when it came to the insults associated with race because they were carried out by people of both races, black and white. For example, Keisha express her distaste for white men here “He’s white. And that’s all I need to know!” (Chapter 4 p.91) and “…. You ain’t know white man like they flat ass white chic? …. ” (Chapter 4. p.93). Another example would be at the celebration party held by Thomas Rodgers (Tommy) where Andreide was being insulted once again by Richard Carlston, who said “Well, she surely adds colour to the party.”
