How is Starr different from her peers at the party?

Starr’s discomfort at the party, as well as the fact that she doesn’t often spend time with Kenya in social situations, point to the conflict she feels between acting like “Williamson Starr” and “Garden Heights Starr.” Williamson Prep is a virtually all-white school, so Starr feels the need to change the way she speaks and acts in order not to be considered “ghetto.” Her race already makes her stand out in the homogenous environment, so she changes even small aspects of her personality to fit in at school. Back in her neighborhood, however, the very fact that she attends Williamson Prep makes her an anomaly again. Kenya and others complain that they never see Starr around, and imply that she thinks she’s too fancy for the neighborhood.