mericanstudents befriend him, but Ms. Dora who was acting as his mother takes care of him andhis brother just out of the kindness of her heart. Also Omi and Winant point out, ... Thatrace is more a social myth than biological fact. (Racial Formation). Which internbecomes true for Gregory. He chose to go sit with the African American students, thathad been the group he was familiar with. But he knew before he sat down, he could havegone to the white side and maybe been accepted there. But he knew that he had alreadybeen rejected from their world and he had no choice. But that day, he chose his socialrace to be an African American, a race that accepted him and loved him.As time passes, the world changes. Views on everything shift and mold into newand better ideas. All that can be asked is that these changes are fair and just. In GregoryWilliams case, things dont change right a way for him. He unfortunately had to sufferthough people seeing him for someone who he wasnt. Or even having other people seehim for just his exterior, not for who he really is or who he wants to be. Gregory hadrealized early in life that since his race was a controversy he decided, My very existencemade people uncomfortable and shattered too many racial taboos. (166). So, for the restof his life, he wants to bridge the gap that has divided and segregated different races for somany years and centuries....
