Read the excerpt and determine what theme is evident in the

Last updated: 3/28/2023

Read the excerpt and determine what theme is evident in the text She stood straight and faced him Doesn t the gun scare you he said still pointing it No sir I seen plenty go off closer by in my day and for less than what I done she said holding utterly still He smiled and shouldered the gun Well Granny he said you must be a hundred years old and scared of nothing I d give you a dime if I had any money with me But you take my advice and stay home and nothing will happen to you I bound to go on my way mister said Phoenix She inclined her head in the red rag Then they went in different directions but she could hear the gun shooting again and again over the hill Ohumanity Obrotherhood Phoenix racism