Irritated by the refusal of the half-breed clerk to produce the
publications that she wants, Lara turns to examine his publicly displayed
goods. She has no intention of buying anything -- graphic books are for
children, and she left childhood behind years ago. She'd only been

interested

in the book she asked about because it might provide useful ideas for

future

encounters -- though where would she find a live octopus?

There doesn't appear to be much or any stigma against intermarriage between
natives and people who's families arrived after the US took over, so I'm
not sure how much sting calling someone 'half-breed' would have.  Sam is a
mixture and I haven't noticed her being treated differently because of it.

My answer is, Lara is a racist, but she's not a bigot.

She's very aware of racial difference, but she doesn't attach any particular
meaning to it (i.e., "all half-breeds are fat and lazy") or act on it. Though
it might be a big mistake to judge the entire culture that formed her by her
example ...

Chris Davies.

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