told not to walk in white neighborhood at night. This was one situation whereRichard was not treated to badly, but we still know he was not treated like a white person and he didnt like itat all. He didnt appreciate being called boy, and having to call the white men "sirs". He also didntappreciate being blamed for a crime that he didnt commit.Another incident that Richard was treated racistly, was whenRichard was working in the brick yard and he was bit by the owners dog. He was later fired becausehe complained to the boss, and though the boss didnt directly say he was firing him because he was blackor complaining we knew it because he said to Richard that he was basically lying about the pain becausedog bites dont hurt black skin. By this point in the book Richard learns to deal better with racism, but hestill has attitude about being treated differently then the white kids or adults.One final incident the Richard had to deal with was when he wasworking at the hotel. This incident didnt completely have to deal with him but he gotinvolved. When the door man at the hotel slapped his black girl friend in the ass as they were walking out ofthe hotel, Richard got pretty upset that he did that considering that the doorman was white. It was like hecouldnt understand how white people didnt like blacks, but yet the would use such sexual connotationstowards the black women, We see Richard react, as he stops and just looks at the doorman. AfterRichard decides not react violently, and got somewhat of a threat from the doorman when he just continued.This was Richards way of "scaring" the white man without starting something physical. We see Richardsway of dealing with the racism change throughout the book. When he is younger we see how he cant helpbut get defensive, and as he gets older he learns to control himself better....
