I think this book also does a good job of not idealizing as well. The fight between Vonetta and Fern seems realistic, especially as it’s prompted by Vonetta’s desire to move up in in the social circle of the African American children at the Community Center. this demonstrates the weakness in solidarity that will likely be rectified by the end of the book for a satisfying conclusion although that doesn’t always happen in real life.
On second thought, the title of this chapter seems to have a double meaning, playing with both the idea of their actual physical activity, their understanding of their skin color and the idea of skin color assignment. This actually gets tied in in a more concrete way when Vonetta literally colors Miss Patty Cake. Again, great areas for discussion!
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