Arrangement In Black And White

Dorothy ParkerпÑ--Ð...s пÑ--Ð...Arrangement in Black and WhiteпÑ--Ð... is set during a dinner party for the hostпÑ--Ð...s friend, Walter Williams, an African American musician. Though the party is celebrated in his name, most of the conversation takes place between the host and the main character, the woman with pink velvet poppies. From the conversation, the audience can deduce that though this woman admires Walter WilliamsпÑ--Ð...s musical talent, she is unable to let go of the racist sentiment against his African American heritage. The author adds a flavor of sophisticated cynicism as she makes this point clear by having the main characters ironically make frequent references concerning how пÑ--Ð...untroubledпÑ--Ð... she is about the color of his skin. This argument is further emphasized when she greets Walter Williams; her body language and topic choice gives her predicament away. Through this story Parker implies that with the end of slavery did not entail the changing of the heartпÑ--Ð...s and mindпÑ--Ð...s of its supporters, no matter how much one can deny it to oneself.

Dorothy Parker sets up her main character be in conflict with all her possessed qualities. For example, although her age is never stated, she seems young judging by her energetic and outspoken qualities, but old enough to be married and have set opinions toward other races. Also, though she comes across as a woman with a forward natureпÑ--Ð...shown as she grabs the hostпÑ--Ð...s arm to get her attentionпÑ--Ð...she also is seen as a nervous character, becoming hesitant when touching on the topic that she has conflicting attitudes towardsпÑ--Ð...racism. Through her description of the Afircan American peopleпÑ--Ð...пÑ--Ð...nigger mammyпÑ--Ð... and пÑ--Ð...thingsпÑ--Ð...пÑ--Ð...followed by her supposed sour viewpoint on narrow-minded people, she comes across as an uneducated and extremely conflicted