Juxtaposing Stark's possessions against the posessions of White men

Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple

Mayor Starks’ two-story house with porches and banisters and painted a “gloaty, sparkly white” is similar to the houses of prominent White men. The “promenading” shade of white suggests a very showy, formal, and arrogant color that signifies someone of esteemed importance resides within its walls. His office desk and chair allude to the desks that the White male property owners in Maitland have; the behavior he engages in while sitting on the chair intends to intimidate and “weaken” others (47)