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The Relationship Between Zach And Lily

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Despite the racial issues during this time period, Zach and Lily should continue to develop their relationship. Even though Zach is an African American, Lily is non-discriminative towards Zach and remains to have feelings for him. As Lily continues to spend time with him, she starts to feel things that she didn’t expect to feel before, "It was foolish to think some things were beyond happening, even being attracted to Negroes." Although Lily is attracted to Zach, she is disappointed to think that she is unable to pursue their relationship. If Lily decided she wanted to be with Zach, she would be risking getting them both into trouble. Because of segregation, it was considered wrong to be in an interracial relationship. Since Lily was young,

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