Black, Brown, and White Legos

The black, brown, and white Legos are symbols of racism. At one of the Gatherings, Joy and Frank build a Lego fort made out of Legos in all of the colors of the rainbow. When they are finished, Frank asks what they should do with all of the unused black, brown, and white Legos. Joy comments to Frank that he has come up with a metaphor for racism: No one knows what to do with the differences in the colors of people’s skin.

QL5

The QL5 is a symbol both of pride and inferiority. Frank notes that his father has a QL5, apparently an older model luxury car. When Frank is getting ready to go on a date, Frank’s father offers him the keys to his QL5. This is significant because the car is Frank’s father’s prized possession...