Chapters 4 - 6 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 4

Audre desires a little sister but already had two older ones, yet they seemed distant from her. This is the beginning of her desire for female companionship. She notes that she and her sisters are different shades of black. She then describes finding her first playmate at age four, which lasted for ten minutes. She was a little white girl with a red coat and reddish brown hair named Toni. She invites Audre to play with her and Audre begins to undress her. Toni seems to enjoy this. Audre also rocks her like a doll. Eventually Audre's mother finds her but doesn't realize what is going on. She then takes Audre away. Audre looked for Toni at the same place for many days.

Chapter 5

Audre is jealous of her two older sisters because they have more privileges. She...