Themes of race
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Re: Themes of race
- Kaushiki Parihar
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I think the author tried his best to present and tackle this issue of race considering that some people still discriminates on the basis of race, and it is still a major and sensitive issue.6eyed wrote: ↑06 Aug 2021, 14:39 Throughout the book, the author includes Zia's feelings on how she is perceived as a mixed woman because of her eye color. Zia is confident in her identity as a black woman, and themes of race pop up here and there throughout the story. I especially wanted to see how this would impact Bryce and Zia's relationship because Zia notes how all the family's servants are black. However, this issue is not further addressed. Do you feel like the author successfully tackled issues of race in this story?
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I wasn't a fan of reading this book and I believe you worded the answer to the original question perfectly here. The author tried to address it but just like the rest of the story, it fell completely flat.
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I felt a very similar way! Do you think it would have been better if the author had just not mentioned it? I felt almost confused at how the author didn't know what they wanted to do. It's almost like they could not decide beforehand what they really wanted to write the story about.Elena Nechita wrote: ↑22 Aug 2021, 07:20 It actually irked me so much that the author did not adress the fact that all the family's workers were black. And the race issues only scratched the surface, and there were opportunities to adress more. But then again, this was a romance book so I don't feel like the author owed us anything.
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