Lorraine's story was an interesting intersection of racial analyses and comparison of creative writing and academic writing. I wasn't quite sure why there was such a focus on Lorraine's background to the extend that it went, though some passages that provided context to her creative piece were appropriate. I wondered if it was all truly necessary or was even working against Lorraine in the story. As a Latinx student I don't know if I'd LOVE that much attention and emphasis on my ethnicity when someone is analyzing my work, because then a focus on more academic themes are overlooked, or accidentally judged/attributed to racial background when it may not be a factor in the quality of the work.


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