The relationship between perception and reality is an intriguing one. Usually it is assumed that perceptions of people are based on the reality of there actions. In other words, how a person is characterized by others stems from the reality of how he chooses to live his lives. It is important to note, however, that in issues of race, this normal relationship between perception and reality is convoluted. Often in cases of race, people may …showed first 75 words of 2460 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2460 total…given a chance to express themselves honestly and end up acting as they are perceived. Neither is able to overcome their perceptions and are imprisoned by the way in which people look at them. This similarity leads both to a tragic end, proving that the destiny of a character is largely based upon how he is perceived by others, and in Cross and Big Boy's case, the perceptions cast upon them lead to tragic endings.