Question

arrangement in black and white by Dorthy Parker main theme..? anyone plz help

Answer 1

Arrangement in black and white. Woman asks host to present her to Walter Williams, negro singer saying, "I don't see why on earth it isn't perfectly all right to meet colored people. I haven't any feeling at all about it". She has a colored laundress whom she thinks of as a friend. She would like Walter Williams to come to her house to sing, but she couldn't ask him because of Burton- but she wouldn't have any feeling in the matter. Wants to know if she should shake hands with him. Then she is introduced She is very condescending in her remarks, but tells him How well he does, she's enjoyed his singing so much, where does he get his songs, etc

Answer 2

Dorothy Parker's “Arrangement in Black and White” is funny, wicked, and brilliant short story in which a wealthy white woman tries to convince the host of a party that she is free of prejudice and most eager to meet the party's guest of honour, an African-American musician.