Twyla explains that in the beginning, she did not believe that she could be friends with Roberta. The reason behind this is that Roberta is a girl of a different race, and Twyla was told that people from that race are inferior. Ironically, however, Twyla and Roberta become good friends in the end, despite what they were taught in their youth.
The Question and Answer section for Recitatif is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Twyla mentions that some older girls liked to dance when they thought no one was watching. Twyla and Roberta developed the habit of looking at the girls while they were dancing, but unfortunately, when the two were caught by the older girls, they...
Do you mean when the bus unloads at the Howard Johnson?
Twyla is the narrator of the story; she is the opposite race of Roberta, but we do not know who is white and who is black. She meets Roberta at St. Bonaventure's; the two bond over the fact that they are not orphans. Twyla's mother is pretty and...
