There Was a Queen

To me this story follows a theme pattern that has been ongoing as we move forward through American Literature. The further we go the more acceptable it is for interracial relationships to occur. Before the civil war African Americans were just slaves, even after the war racial tensions were high. For exmaple in "Desiree's Baby" when the husband believes his wife to be black he disowns her. Clearly in this story the relationship between Narcissa and her lover is not ideal, but we can see a trend in the fact that she does it anyway, although the old South would find it highly unacceptable. I do not think mixed racial relationships are the main point of "There Was a Queen", but I do think it is a huge American issue, and to me we can see our racial battle's progress through literature. Literature has a huge effect on society, causing controversy and sparking new ideas. The recurrent mixing racial relationships seen in the works we are reading, and the move toward acceptance tracks our country's journey through it, and shows how writing can make people think.