This shows how cruel and prejudiced society can be when it judges its fellow human beings on their appearance as a man of African descent. Throughout his journey, people have misjudged him for being a black man, and he realizes how his appearance intimidates others. This may connect Robert to how the narrator illustrates how he is perceived differently in Raymond's eyes as supposedly a normal person. Him, as the "blind" in the story and the way Raymond Caver treats him with indifference due to his disability of not being able to see, gives others power over him. Society's idea of ​​race is based on physical characteristics and skin color. As with other groups of people, stereotypes continue today and black men are portrayed as lazy and unemployed. Stereotypes of African American culture date back to slavery. As a result, most black men are still seen as a group of angry, arrogant, and violent people, hence why so many of them are easily the first to be targeted for crimes committed; especially in white communities. In the article, the author describes his attendance as a new student at the University of Chicago which only aroused fear and anxiety in another.