Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County

When Kristen Green's mother mentioned life being hard for biracial children, I found it to be an interesting part of the first three chapters. I think that for her, being part of a different generation and living her life in such a close minded town, she didn't see anything normal about it. The sight of biracial children must've been a rarity for her. Because of it, I interpreted what she said as her realizing that the lives of those children would not be easy because of how different they were. Perhaps people would look at them differently or kids at school would taunt them for not being like everyone else. It would be "hard" because they would face challenges that white, privileged children would never have to. It was the sad reality of those times.

However, that attitude has definitely changed, especially if we're comparing it to the present day. In fact, biracial children are no longer rare or different. The world is diverse with different people with different features and I think we're growing to accept that. We're used to seeing kids or even couples who aren't white, and that's okay too. What I would say is that there is still racism in some aspects, even if we choose to ignore it. Not all, but some white people still feel as their the superior race and they are the close minded ones who think the same as men like Robert Taylor, for example, from the book. Attitudes have changed in some ways, but racism still persists in others.