Eunice Ojedele- Recitatif
- The moment where race came into the picture for me was early in the story in the first page. It was the instant where Twyla tells us that her mother told her “they never washed their hair and they smelled funny” At this moment, I got a sketchy feel of who was who because of this is a stereotype placed on white people. I also think that this was an example of breaking racial codes. Toni Morrison was trying to expose these different stereotypes.
- I have not really had close personal relationship with people of other races, so I do not have personal experience when it comes to differences. However, I have relationships with people of my race, who have different cultures and it has honestly been amazing and educative. Rather than navigating differences, I feel like genuinely being interested in learning people’s culture is a better way to go, and every type of complication will be avoided.
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Eunice, I agree that Morrison’s strategy of what she calls “the removal of racial codes” makes us extra aware of how we ourselves might interpret information, as in the example you’ve provided above, and ascribe it racial meaning. My phrase “navigating difference” doesn’t refer to any kind of conflict. It simply means figuring out how to connect with and communicate with people who are different from us. We all do it every day.