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This 6 page paper discusses the novel "Caucasia" and argues that Sandy never succeeds in breaking free from her "WASP" origins. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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a white woman. Its the 1970s and the Civil Rights movement is a vital part of American life and Sandy is caught up in it. This paper discusses whether or
not Sandy succeeds in leaving her "WASP" roots behind, and argues that she does not. Discussion The relationship between Cole and Birdie is the heart of the book. The sisters
are extremely close, even inventing a secret language, Elemeno, that only they can understand. Cole resembles her father while Birdie looks like her mother; that is, while Cole is clearly
black, Birdie can pass for white, and does. While Sandy and Deck had a reasonably happy marriage for a while, it seems their families could not accept the black/white
couple easily. When Sandy and Deck eventually split up, Decks new girlfriend Carmen is black, and will only accept Cole. She sees Birdie as white; her light skin seems to
infuriate Carmen. When Deck decides to go to Brazil in the hope of finding racial equality there, he takes Cole and Carmen, but leaves Birdie with Sandy. As they
split up, Birdie (who narrates the book) overhears them fighting; Deck says: "People cant ever truly get away from where they come from. And you, Mrs. Sandra Lodge-he pronounced her
maiden name with a venomous clarity-need to go back to Cambridge" (Senna, 1998, p. 21). Then he continues that he needs to go to Roxbury and "Find me a strong
black woman. A sistah. No more of the crazy white-girl shit" (Senna, 1998, p. 21). Sandy laughs at him and tells him not to talk like that: "Since when do
you talk that way? A sistah? Dont blacken your speech around me. I know where you come from. You cant fool me" (Senna, 1998, p. 21). He cant escape his
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