Part 5
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- As Stella reflects on the lie she told Blake, "He’d touched her hand and she saw herself, suddenly, through his eyes. A lowly orphan, alone in the city. If he pitied her, he wouldn’t be able to see her clearly. He would refract all of her lies through her mourning, mistake her reticence about her past for grief. Now what began as alie felt closer to the truth. She hadn’t spoken to her sister in thirteen years. Where was Desiree now? How was their mother? (Bennett 171). This touch seems to have a transformative effect. She realizes that this person might interpret her silence or reluctance to share her history as a sign of ongoing grief rather than a deliberate choice to keep her past hidden.
- What does the character think about?
- "You're colored. Loretta would say. Not a question, but a statement of blunt fact. Stella would tell her because the woman was leaving; in hours, she’d vanish from this apart of the city and Stella’s life forever. She’d tell her because, in spite of everything, Loretta was her only friend in the world. Because she knew that, if it came down to her word versus Loretta’s, she would always be believed. And knowing this, she felt, for the first time, truly white" (Bennett 226). Stella's acknowledgment of her privilege leads her to a profound realization about her own identity. Despite her upbringing in a Black community and her intimate connection to her twin sister Desiree, who is Black, Stella's ability to navigate the world as a white-passing woman becomes more apparent to her. This moment marks a shift in her understanding of herself and her place in society.
- What effect do they have on others?
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