How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
It looked like all the help at Evergreen were colored and the residents were all white. (7.13)
Sounds like the color divide at Evergreen is similar to the one at Progress…and the white people always get the better end of the stick.
Quote #5
"You murdered somebody?" he asked me.
"No, sir," I said. "I didn't murder anybody."
"White or black person?" he asked. (7.67-7.69)
Why do you think Mr. Hooft asks Reese if the (imaginary) person that Reese murdered was black or white? We're thinking it's because there's a racial hierarchy in Mr. Hooft's mind.
Quote #6
The right papers didn't mean anything. You were still yourself in your own black skin and you couldn't sound like some white dude or some la-dee-da black dude who was heavy into what was going down with education or being middle class. (9.21)
In looking for a job, Reese thinks that race matters more than his qualifications. What presumptions do you think he thinks people make based on race?