Why is race so important to Bone? How does race play a part in her own identity as a white person? as an illegitimate child?

Bone spends a lot of time speculating on her heritage. She hates that she doesn’t look like the other members of her family. She is particularly jealous when she sees strong similarities between Reese and Anney yet can’t see any of Anney in her own face. Granny tells her she looks like her Grandfather, but that doesn’t help Bone to feel like she belongs.