Prejudice In Anne Moody's Coming Of Age In Mississippi

The theme of Prejudice is very powerful in “Coming of Age In Mississippi”, the obvious white vs. blacks but also light-skinned blacks vs. dark skinned blacks. The power of prejudice created a barrier for Anne Moody and affected her identity, especially when she is about to attend college. She contemplates going to Tougaloo College because of the fear of not fitting in with all of the light-skinned blacks and white teachers. It is almost like she is putting herself at a lower point than everyone else because she feels like she won’t get the recognition that the others are receiving because of the color of her skin. This affects her identity because to come from a community of people that already look at her differently because she’s darker makes