White racism within the context of the segregated South is one of the major themes in "Blood-Burning Moon." The town in which Louisa, Tom, and Bob live is rigidly segregated, a hill dividing the "white town" from the shanties of the black "factory town." Although slavery no longer exists, the pattern of impoverished blacks working for wealthy whites continues: Louisa works as a domestic servant in the Stone family household, while Tom works as a field hand for the same family.
Bob Stone's racism is a significant component of both his attraction to Louisa and his furious jealousy towards Tom. Stone nostalgically recalls the days of slavery, when a white master could have any black woman he chose. He sees the need to hide his sexual relationship with Louisa as a sign that the.....
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