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Why does mandisa refer to amy as" a white girl"in paragraph 7
Why does mandisa refer to amy as"white girl"in paragraph 7
Why does mandisa refer to amy as"white girl"in paragraph 7
She does this to reassure herself that people are being unfair towards her. By initially referring to Amy as “a white girl” depersonalises Amy and turns her into any white female of her age. The sharp comment “where she does not belong” is Mandisa's attempt at shifting some of the blame from Mxolisi to Amy.