The Color of Water

Why doesn't Mommy identify with ''the white man''?

Chapter 4 Black Power

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Ruth has been cut off from her family. He family is made up of her inlaws, her children, and the men who loved her. The "white man" had discarded her, her black family embraced her. Ruth didn't look at life in terms of color, but rather, what was best for everyone.

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The Color of Water