For this reason, the pair ends up walking along the tracks all the way back to the station. Along the way, they encounter a situation that most likely forever changed the relationship between the two. Mr. Head considers himself superior to the race of blacks, but he finds that this is not the case when he becomes a stranger in their land. Mr. Head lives in a sheltered world. This world allows him to feel superior by shattering the images of all things different from himself.
Some people find their self-worth increased, if they destroy the worth of others.
This country is making great steps toward equality. However, at the time it was written, it could not be interpreted literally. The phrase applied only to white men that owned land. But times have changed, and so has the meaning of that phrase. Sadly enough, this country is still far from racial equality, and there is still many people that devalue the worth of people of different races.