Complete 2 page APA formatted essay: Imitation of life and the idea of racial identity.For this was the time in history when the White men and women seemed to have the privilege to lead the good life.

Complete 2 page APA formatted essay: Imitation of life and the idea of racial identity.

For this was the time in history when the White men and women seemed to have the privilege to lead the good life. Times were good after the war and there was no real comparison between the life struggles of the White people versus the Blacks.

One cannot fault Sara Jane for being resentful of her mother. After all, anybody who looks at Sara Jane, who could easily pass for White because of her skin coloring, would ever be able to make the connection between mother and child. Having a black mother was, if you think about it carefully, the only reason that Sara Jane was being held back from accomplishing what any other White child of the time could accomplish.

During the time of segregation, a child born of bi-racial parents could be considered to not have any future. Although she was White for all intents and purposes, the secret that her mother is black served as a security risk for Sara Jane as she was taunted and beaten by the Whites who found out the truth about her. They made her feel ashamed of who she was because her blood was considered to be dirty. They failed to see that just like any other child, she merely wanted to be accepted into their circle. It was this taunting, ridicule and beatings that she received which made her resent who she really was.

Even though Sara Jane was black by birth, she did not belong among the Blacks either as they regarded her as higher than their station since she was fathered by a White man. The only potential suitor she could have had could not make his intentions clearly known because he did not know how to approach a mixed race person.

Owing to her experiences in life, it becomes quite understandable as to why Sara Jane resents any kindness shown to her by Lora and Susie. She sees them as the fulfillment of her dreams. The White and highly successful single mom with a White