Pay attention to the source. 2.The issue of race is consistently present in the novel. At certain points, Bone shows particular interest in Black people. For example, when Aunt Alma moves into an apartment building downtown, Bone becomes fascinated by one of the Black children living in the building below her relatives. Similarly, Bone and Shannon Pearl’s fight (pg. 170) is provoked by Bone’s anger at the Pearls’ racist attitudes. Analyze why race is important to Bone. How and why does race play a contributing factor to Bone’s identity as a white person as well as her identity in being an illegitimate, abused child
1.In regards to identity (which plays a major role throughout the novel,) Bone is viewed as invisible by societal standards. She is illegitimate and abused. Can and do these same factors relate to people of color? (within the novel) 2. Are these factors “the norm for white people”? 3. Why is Bone curious about the Black children that she encounters? Can she relate to them? Why do you believe she can relate to them? 4. How do Bone’s circumstances relate to racial identity?
