How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
One had a past, the other a future and each one bore the culture to save the race in his hands. Mama-spoiled black man, will you mature with me? Culture-bearing black woman, whose culture are you bearing? (9.287)
Morrison lays out the conflict between Jade and Son for us when she mentions how each of these people is trying to "save their race." Jade believes that the only way for black people to overcome white people is to get an education and make a lot of money. Son, on the other hand, thinks that black people should shun white people and establish their own communities on their own terms.