The Relationship Between Zach And Lily

Lily shows her non-racist side in the very beginning of the book, after Rosaleen has been put in jail for spitting on a very racist white man’s shoe. She willingly sneaks into jail and attempts to free Rosaleen, but gets sent home with the racist and mean father, T. Ray. She once again tries to free Rosaleen, and this time sneaks into a hospital to free her. Lily is successful this time, and runs away with Rosaleen.

Lily starts off stuck living in an unloving, abusive household and decides to free herself from the negative atmosphere that she had been living in her whole life. Lily is perpetually abused by her father. He forces her to kneel on Martha White's, gets exasperated every time she speaks, and yells at her for no reason. Lily is not the only one noticing the terrible treatment, Rosaleen does too. Once after Lily had to kneel on the Martha White's Rosaleen said to her, “Look at you, child. Look what he’s done to you” (Kidd 25). Noticing the unloving treatment Lily gets, Rosaleen knew that their household was demoralizing place for Lily to be in, which is why she didn’t question when Lily when she later runs away. Lily one day realizes she needs to do something about her horrible life at home. While sitting in her room she hears a voice in her

A headstrong young woman, she defies her parents by dating a Communist, cares about social issues, and is personally interested in improving the lives of black Americans. Wright gives little information about whether or not her political convictions are solidly grounded or just enjoys following the excitement of her radical boyfriend. However, Wright's portrayal of communism in relation to a young white female allows for a slight spread of Communist propaganda. She is likeable and her desire to help blacks like Bigger is certainly sincere. Nevertheless, she is unaware of Bigger's feelings, and, despite her good intentions, she acts in a racist manner, which speaks of white women as a whole and their blindness to understand exactly what it means to struggle as a black American. Though Mary's intentions are essentially good, she gives no thought to the fact that Bigger might be surprised and confused by such unprecedented treatment from the wealthy white daughter of his employer. She treats Bigger not as an individual whose friendship must be earned, but as a representative of the black race. Mary simply assumes that Bigger will embrace her friendship, as she seems to think her political views guarantee her right to his companionship.

In this excerpt ZZ Packer clearly points out that the aversion the girls feel towards the whites is not based on their own experiences, but rather their families. According to their parents, dealing with “whites” was a problem every adult had to face. Lauren’s statement clearly exposes the young African-American girls’ lack of reasoning on racism, and thus portrays the parents as the responsible for the children’s behavior. Resentment on behalf of the parents did indeed have a huge impact in the brownies.

Luckily for Lily, she comes upon the Boatwright sisters once she reaches Tiburon. Because of the fact Lily does not have anyone to share her love with, she is compelled to stay and live with the Boatwrights. At one point in the novel, Lily and August are having a conversation when August asks Lily “What else do you love Lily?”(Kidd 39). Lily then thinks to herself, “No one had ever asked me that before. What did I love? Right off the bat I wanted to say that I loved the picture of my mother…but I had to swallow that back”(39). Lily does not feel comfortable enough yet that she says, “ I love writing poems, just give me something to write, and I’ll love it” despite the fact that Lily really loves August (39). She loves August so much that she would rather stay in Tiburon with the Boatwrights than be with her own father T. Ray. The loss of Deborah results in Lily going to obtain love somewhere other than her own home. This is also why Lily takes Rosaleen with her. Rosaleen is a black nanny who used to work on T. Ray’s farm. She has been there for Lily in the past but she cannot always be there one hundred percent because of her race. Due to Deborah’s death, Lily does not have a mother figure, however, he journey to Tiburon with Rosaleen proves to be a success as she finds the Boatwrights and strengthens her relationship with her nanny, Rosaleen.

" This event is a major thing for Lily because she finally has a boy who likes her and he promises her that he will come back to him. Zach is a very special boy in her life, and she now he promises that she will always be special to

I honestly didn’t think such a thing was possible.” (125) Lily’s thoughts show the opinion of the entire south during the 1960s; That interracial relationships were to be looked down upon as well as that white people should not be attracted to other ethnicities. These standards are extremely conflicting for Lily because of the feelings she has for Zach. Later in the book Zach and Lily have both announced for one another but are afraid of the punishment of what would happen to them if someone were to find out about their relationships. Brave and confident, Zach stated,(3)

Within their communities, many character are discriminated against because of the way they look and act. In her search for work, Willie realizes that she cannot even be associated with her husband because the color of her skin prevents him from being able to get work. When they search for work, “They no longer [walk] together on the sidewalk...they never [touch]. She never [calls] his name anymore” (208). Willie often describes Robert as looking like a white man, in fact, others might even seen their marriage as shameful. Willie, who wants to become a singer, is also told that she is “Too dark...Jazzing’s only for the light girls” (209). Willie’s unequal treatment reveals an implicit bias against dark-skinned individuals in the musical industry, particularly from a socioeconomic standpoint. Similarly, Marjorie is mocked by the other black girls at her high school because of the way she speaks, and is told that “[She sounds] like a white girl. White girl. White girl” (269). Marjorie is surrounded by a culture where “white girl” is an insult because it makes her different. In a larger sense, the expectations of what it means to be “black” contribute to cultural rifts within the black community and a sense that there is a “correct” way to be

She was very proud of the fact that her great-grandfather had owned so much land with so many slaves, but she did show a tad bit of moral ambiguity when she spoke to the little black boy. It sounds weird but thinking that she has always been a racist since she was a little girl, but she loves children enough to let that slide. She could’ve acted no different to that little boy with his mother but instead she treated him like any other boy she would have met on the street. “To Julian's disappointment, the little boy climbed up on the empty seat beside his mother. His mother lumped all children, black and white, into the common category, “cute,” and she thought little Negroes were on the whole cuter than little white children. She smiled at the little boy as he climbed on the seat.” (O’Connor

Another way Kidd demonstrates racial extremity is through Lily’s relationship struggles. At the end of chapter 7, just moments before the quotation, “I can tell you this much: the world is a great big log thrown on the fires of love,” Lily was driving with Zach when she realized, definitively, that she loved him. Then, in the field, she licked honey off of his hand. This experience, involving emotional outbursts and physical interaction, only serve to confuse her as to the point of love in life. Lily does not have much experience with the positive effects of love. Her father, whom she loves, never shows any affection for her, and she has reason to believe that her mother, whom she so desperately wants to have loved her, abandoned her before

However, one of Lily’s character flaws prevents her from being able to be part of such a society. She isn’t very good at disguising her motive to marry a man of wealth. In fact, she even tells her true love Seldom that she is “very expensive” and one “must have a great deal of money” to marry her ( Wharton 31). These kinds of declarations make Lily seem to be the one thing that this society cannot tolerate. Being elegant, single, as well as brutally honest regarding her intentions, Lily makes herself denounced in the eyes of the wealthy as an adventuress. She adventures to admit to one of her rich, married friends, “Why don’t you say it, Judy? I have a reputation for being on the hunt for a rich husband”(Wharton). Her main focus is the wealth of men and this manifests itself through her relationship with Lawrence Selden, as she falls in love with him but denies marriage as he is not wealthy. In the end, Lily is described as one of the “critics on the fence”, never able to achieve the life of social class that she desires (Wharton 71). Lily diligently strives to achieve this social status but never achieves it because she can not find the right wealthy man. Thus, Lily will eventually die because she lacks self identity after being discarded by a superficial society. This double-standard of men and women is portrayed throughout the entire novel. For instance, when Lily has tea with Seldon, she brings up in conversation the double-standard of men

Prejudice and Racism is discussed throughout Lily’s story. She grew up in the south where the races were separated by law. Hospitals and churches separated the African Americans. They were not allowed to vote. The most ironic part is how the police allows them to be beaten by their white neighbors. Lily has seen how African Americans, such as Rosaleen, were treated during her time time. Racism plays a major part in the story; it affects the way one thinks about others.

Talking based on the background of the novel, getting into a relationship with a wealthy man is relatively important for unmarried woman. By doing that, women could stabilize their life. In an opposite situation, marrying with a poor man could leads to poverty and even leads to death, just like how Lily’s parents were. Lily’s poor parents background made Lily pays a lot attention on getting a wealthy husband. She is a victim of her time and society. She thinks there is no way of violating the system of the society at that time. The only way of having a stable life is to marry a wealth husband, rather than marrying a penniless true love. Lily suffered from choosing between wealth and true love even she follows the rule of marrying wealth, she cannot stand firmly. As time pass on, the danger of holding of multiple relationships reveals and cost Lily largely. Besides, Selden tries to save Lily from the latent rule of society with the idea of keeping apart from the society. He states that "From everything—from money, from poverty, from ease and anxiety, from all the material accidents. To keep a kind of republic of the spirit—that's what I call success.” (Edith Wharton) Selden thinks freedom is the most important factor in life, and his idea can definitely help Lily to get out of her situation. If Lily accepts Selden’s ethic of living, she would not likely to be the victim of the

Throughout the story as Lily and Zach’s friendship develops and they see each other more, Lily starts to get more of a feel of heart towards Zach. This might be nothing considering Lily doesn 't really know what love is. After the passing of her mother, Lily didn 't receive any love from T.Ray and Rosaleen hadn 't know much about the subject either.

lily’s friends left her. All she wanted was to be popular, and know the was one of the most unpopular student in the school. No one likes being bullied and the anonymous bully wouldn’t like it either. Analyze 84: I enjoied the ending of the book. The ending closed the story, I noticed that trevor, who was the bully, saw himself as a bully like those who bullied him.