As he was a child, this confused him given that most people he associated with were black, which made him uncomfortable about the fact that his mother is white. When he compared his mother’s skin tone, he noticed that her skin was white while he was black but upon confrontation, his mother would say that “she is fair looking and always change the subject.” (McBride 21). This reaction signalled that his family was different from what society regarded as acceptable and ordinary. McBride’s racial difference came to his attention during his early childhood years when he noticed that both white and black people often stared at his white mom and his biracial siblings. From the novel, it is evident that the most significant aspect where feedback could be immediately provided is race which involves an individual’s skin tone.
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