Did you personally find anything inaccurate in the portrayal of culture and race?
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Re: Did you personally find anything inaccurate in the portrayal of culture and race?
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Yeah I agree, Kalayla's a tough girl so no one would easily mess with her. She wouldn't end up like her uncle, Clarence. I think the one for Kalayla is okay, besides, I don't really know much about other aspects like Irish culture for instance.pshaw1414 wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 21:14I disagree. I feel like Maureen's family disowning her for being with a black man and having nothing to do with her child is enough cruelty for one little girl. She didn't have friends, apart from Lena and Lotta and Kieran. Does she have to face racism everywhere she goes for the story to be credible?Nicholas Christian wrote: ↑03 Oct 2020, 12:46 The author didn't accurately depict the social stigma faced by children of biracial origins. Society usually treats such children like pariahs and ostracises them, and I have seen no mention of that in the narrative.
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I actually didn't find any inaccuracies. I'm black and I do think the author accurately portrayed that in her book really well. She obviously did her research because I was really impressed.
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That's true. Maybe for the purpose of creating a truly authentic setting for the story and educating readers. But I don't think this was very significant. We did get a feel of the racial tension and it created a good foundation for the story. Whether the detail about the challenges faced by biracial children was added or not, I don't think it affects the story.glubglub200 wrote: ↑04 Oct 2020, 02:44 I think the author did what they thought was good enough but I do think that there should have been a bit more research involved to show the full portrayal of race and culture in that time. More research is always better than just enough research.
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