The Color of Water
What does Ruth mean when she says she is dead
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what does she mean
Ruth is a white orthodox Jewish girl. Although her father runs a store frequented by black people, he despises his customers. Ruth explains that she has become "dead" to her family because she had marriied Andrew Dennis McBride, James's African-American father.