![]() ![]() Even more so, the wedding party is contrasted with Lizzie's worries and the death of her father who dies painfully. However, most of the guests are whites, which shows that the integration really is only one-sided. The food is described lengthily and it explicitly is an American supper, which shows that the black community does not distinguish between the races at this event. The chaos is not limited to the kitchen, however, and at first, the bridesmaids cannot find the veil and the wreath and Kinch is so excited that he knocks over the flowers. There is "gay company", everybody is happy and people laugh loudly, which almost scares old Mr, Ellis. ![]() Caddy tries to delegate all of the work and by trying to control everything causes even more chaos. The preparations are lively and busy and the description is even comical. It does not stand out as typically African-American or European American and if I hadn't known the characters or the other parts of the story I would not have been able to tell them apart. The celebration in the second last chapter is, I would say, a typical marriage celebration. ![]()
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