Mixed Race In Ruby

Gender Race is clearly a defining factor to residents of Ruby, but gender also plays an important role in the actualization of paradise. Mixed race interactions both within Ruby and outside of the town seem to bother the residents, however, women seem to truly fuel the Ruby men’s hatred. This loathing seems to stem from the pact the original Ruby founders make with God that relies on an “‘unadulterated and unadulteried’ bloodline,” which means what the men value most, the exceptionality of their town, relies on and “emanates from a worship of the purity of women” (Mayberry 88). This continued sentiment perpetuates the belief that men should take care of and respect only the women who embody the ‘right femininity’ in Ruby, but those who violate