Explain the title “Life on the Color Line.” Your response should be 2-3 sentences in length.

Question:- Explain the title “Life on the Color Line.” Your response should be 2-3 sentences in length.

Answer

Life on the Color Line denotes living with a divided racial identity. The color line in the title indicates black and white identity divide in America. It is likely that the author picked this title to show how his life stood on one side of a racial divide though born to white mother considered black according to ‘one drop rule’. The title suggests how difficult and confusing it is to grow up multiracial in a society that puts forth extreme racial boundaries established between blacks and whites . In general, “Life on the Color Line” metaphorically describes how it feels to have a foot in both worlds of white and black.