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Black. White

Black. White.

1. I think that everyone has to realize that to a certain extent, rascism is human nature. The reactions of the six members of the two families were not exactly what I would have expected them to have been. I thought maybe Bruno could have been more open-minded about where race stands in this country. There were many times where he saw things the way he wanted to see them. Nevertheless, there was a point where he did feel rascism and that was when he went walking in the black community’s park as a black man with his wife as herself – a white woman. He felt the anger build up, as they drummed faster and louder. He didn’t feel accepted even though he was black himself. The ...

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being called that. I feel like Nick doesn’t understand the fact that there are people that make complete conclusions about an individual based solely on their appearance or heritage.

2. By pretending to be the other race, the family members that I think saw and felt the greatest difference were Rose and Carmen. Rose felt the difference when she applies for work at stores in a white area. That was where the shopkeeper unconvincingly looks into the drawer and announces she’s out of job applications. Not only that every time Rose along with Carmen enter stores in a white area they felt watched and the workers continued to ask if they needed help. Both Rose and Carmen had never felt that way when they went out shopping as themselves. When walking about saying hi to the people in the white area, many kept on walking saying nothing in return. Rose definitely felt the difference because if she was herself she knew someone would have smiled and said something in return. As for ...

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