Mentioning Mrs. Breedlove it may seem wrong, how bitter she is towards her own race. In the same fashion, the years of racism and life experiences with it have worn her down and broke her. As a matter of fact, the damage being done is very noticeable when she moves from the south to Lorain, Ohio. In general, it only takes a few weeks to settle in, but for Mrs. Breedlove, it is obvious that was not the case in her diary, she records, "I weren't used to so much white folks... Northern colored folk was different too. Dictly-like. No better than whites for meanness. They could make you feel just as no-count, 'cept I didn't expect it from them. That was the lonesome time of my life"(117). Since she is an area where she does not have anyone really
