The narrator felt more relaxed at the end of the line of a bus and when the bus had plenty of seats, however, she felt extremely panic when the black man was asked to give up his seat for the white man. The overall mood switched from relaxed to depressed and tense when the seat patterns changed. Mebane emphasizes the age that the Black and White were antagonistic to each other. Living under the segregation, the Black faced threats and suffered from the physical and emotional trauma at every minute of their life. Moreover, the narrator implies that the only safe place for the Black is their own community. By effectively switching the tone, the narrator arouses readers’ sympathy about the unequal living environment the Black lived and the necessity for Black to have their own
The narrator felt more relaxed at the end of the line of a bus and when the bus had plenty of seats, however, she felt extremely panic when the black man was asked to give up his seat for the white man. The overall mood switched from relaxed to depressed and tense when the seat patterns changed. Mebane emphasizes the age that the Black and White were antagonistic to each other. Living under the segregation, the Black faced threats and suffered from the physical and emotional trauma at every minute of their life. Moreover, the narrator implies that the only safe place for the Black is their own community. By effectively switching the tone, the narrator arouses readers’ sympathy about the unequal living environment the Black lived and the necessity for Black to have their own