e 2 lines of people at the ticket window, a 'white' line and a 'black' line (Wright 46)". His realization can reflect his community only being black people or him only associating with black people. On the other hand, Wright may have never seen color lines but he may have just seen people as men and women, human, etc. Being very inquisitive, Wright begins to inquire about color and his grandmother's race as a way of understanding color lines. Just like other instances his questions are silenced with halfwit answers. His thirst for knowledge about difference continued to mount thereafter.
             Though Wright had been taught at a young age that he was hated by whites and blacks were hated by whites, his level of racism was indifferent. Whites in the novel generally treated Richard poorly due to the color of his skin. Even more important, racism is so subtle that it prevents Richard from intera
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