Cherrie and Marjane

Both of these women found it difficult to find their place in society. Both are in between worlds, cast out of one for not being white enough, but are shunned by their own race for being too white, or too westernized. While both women are attempting to find their own place in society, I find it disheartening to know that people of other races will not accept those who are "too white." Recently, I did a report on Charles Mingus and he was not accepted as black because he was too light, but was not accepted by the white community because he was too dark. Maybe it is because I am white, but I never knew that something like this would happen to so many people.

Ali Nicolette