Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

In the story, Ellen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons, Ellen, the chief(prenominal) character goes through many another(prenominal) significant changes that impacts the person she becomes at the end. The well-nigh important and nigh obvious change she endures is the overcoming of break a agency and racism. Its unfortunate because it isnt something that she consciously approves of but its something that she was born into. Her entire family is antiblack so she of anatomy is going to be strained into it. An important quote is when Ellen acknowledges My auntie is so glad to be out of a glowering town. She unlocks her door now because she feels safe. Ellen notices her aunts discomfort and secernment on the way to her mothers entombment service. The funeral train passes through a faded town which is most bidly in scantiness and run down. This quote reveals the pose that Ellen was forced to cope with end-to-end her whole family. At the reference of the book Ellen is very antiblack towards Starletta. For example, she wont yet drink or eat anything from their house. When Starlettas p bents expire Ellen a perspirer she says does not look colored at all. That shows that despite the incident that she was given an object it quiet all comes down to if it is colored or not. No reckon what the origins of the sweater a non racist person would appreciate the sweater very overmuch and not question it for something silly like what Ellen does. As for her change at the end of the book, Ellen has pretty much gotten over her racist feelings and she loves Starletta for who she is. Ellen demonstrates this by declaring that she would even lick Starlettas cup and was ashamed of not wanting to eat with Starletta or in her house. Another way that Ellen has changed during the book is that she doesnt think that she lives such(prenominal) a hard look anymore. The last sentences of the book are I came a grand way to get present but when you think approximately it real hard y ou entrust see that old Starletta came even farther...and all t...