Chapter 3 summary
Callum and Sephy had spent the entire day together at Celebration Park. Sephy had lied to her mother about going with another rich Cross girl but got out of it and went with Callum instead. All was going well till they got onto the train where problems had risen. Two Cross train inspectors were interrogating Callum because of his skin colour ( being a Nought). They ask him questions that are irrelevant and Sephy sees this and defends Callum. She threatens the train inspectors by her last name “Hadley” ( as her dad’s going to be the future prime minister) and tells them if they don’t back off that she will make a formal complaint to her dad about both of them harassing her on a train. By this time the two inspectors leave Callum and Sephy alone and they continue their journey for their picnic.
This Chapter gives us a major insight on how Noughts can’t even travel properly without the Crosses thinking that they’re doing something Shady and not trusting them. They are considered to be thieves and just overall trouble makers. The stereotype around them causes them to isolation and rarely ever going to public places as it gives them a bad image or consequence in the end. Personally I think this chapter greatly conveys a global issue and a issue that still happens today around the world. It really shows the extent of stereotypes with certain races and not only educates us that stereotypes are wrong and racist thoughts but also the point of view of someone having to go through this.
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