It contained inhabitants of as unharmful and self-satisfied a class
of peasantry as ever clustered
around a maypolc.
This description shows that the
kidnappers
think the townspeople are not very smart and will pose no threat to their plans.
are familiar with small towns and the people who live there.
like amusements and parties such as dancing around a Maypole.
O are very clever because they can quickly assess a town and its people.
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- self-esteem and a clear goal for writing

- financial security

- a room to be alone

educational segregation in the us prior to brown.

the members of the u.s. supreme court that on may 17, 1954, ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

judgment and order of the supreme court for the case.

u.s. circuit judges robert a. katzmann, damon j.

the u.s. supreme court's decision in brown v. board of education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the united states. on may 17, 1954, the court stripped away constitutional sanctions for segregation by race, and made equal opportunity in education the law of the land.

the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.

whats it going to be about?