Although he learned of his true identity at an early age, it appears that the narrator preferred to be white. This may have been influenced by his early childhood upbringing and mistreatment of blacks as opposed to greater regard for whites. He seems to accept a white, and sometimes often racist, view of the world at large. This can be seen in ways such as when he states that he never forgave the teacher who led him to realize he was black. Furthermore, in his travels through the South, the way he observes his surroundings is often similar to that done through the eyes of a racist white man. He identifies “the unkempt appearance, the shambling, slouching gait, the loud chatter and laughter” of the lower-class blacks he encounters (p. 40). He also admits that he never liked seeing a rich white widow have a black partner. Then, after taking part in a debate about race between several white passengers on a train, the narrator expresses his admiration for the most racist man involved in the discussion. He also appears to have only had eyes for white women and eventually married one and had children with her, although he might have preferred