Indeed, Joe's life is shaped very much by the women he encounters as a young boy; the dietician and Mrs. ... It is interesting to note as well, that it is the dietician who causes Joe to be taken out of the orphanage, the only home he has even known, by telling the matron of the orphanage of Joe's mixed heritage. ... Joanna is theoretically a member of neither the white race nor the black race. ... Likewise, Black people avoid Joanna because she is White. ... Claiming his Black blood now would be an acceptance of damnation, whereas to Joanna at this point it would be her only salvat...

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• Grade Level: High School