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battle, she has not won the ideological war. The white male patriarchy of that era
defines its power through the ownership of property. Racial heritage is a complica
tion in this particular property dispute in that Pinky is neither black nor white, but
racially ambiguous. But despite acknowledgement of her “white blood,” the white
community considers her background to be one of racial impurity because she
possesses “black blood.” The white male expresses his concerns over how the
white Southern community is likely to reac ЁѼ