In the opening of the story, it is evident that the narrator is living in a time where racism flourished, and segregation was normal to most people. The narrator herself was not racist but just lived in the moment. I find it abnormal that having mixed babies (black and white) was viewed as something so wrong and was also very rare at the time. I find it very inspirational that she shared the views of her racist grandparents (and others' opinions) in the first chapter.