In the book of《Black Boy》that was written by Richard Wright, the girl Ella try to tell the story of Bluebeard and His Seven Wives to Richard but his Grandma found them and hysterical to them.
“You stop that, you evil gal!” she shouted. “I want none of that Devil stuff in my house!”
Her voice jarred me so that I gasped. For a moment I didn’t know what was happening.
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Wilson,” Ella stammered, rising. “But he asked me-”
“He’s just a foolish child and you know it!” Granny blazed.
The Grandma showing the disrespect to the poor young lady who’s trying to show her kindness to Richard, and because Richard’s race and cause all the disrespectful behavior from family to the child. This reflect the background of that age was showing their unkind face to all the color races.