society, refuse to nurture that type of seed, implying the idea that Pecola was born into a society that will never accept her due to her heritage and skin color. Such discrimination towards certain ethnic groups is also illustrated in Disgraced. In the play, Amir mentions being treated rudely by a waiter when he dined out, and he also changes his birth name from Abdullah to Kapoor, an Indian last name, to prevent himself from being labeled as a Muslim and overlooked purposefully when applying for a job as a lawyer. However, no matter how hard he attempts to conform to society, he will never be seen as a true “American”. In a conversation between Emily, his wife, and Isaac, her friend, during a dinner party, he compares Amir to a slave who