The story "Trapped" by Shelby Raeback has a theme that inner ignorance will ruin relationships. At the beginning of the text the two main characters are slowly becoming closer and closer friends. They seem to be building a strong bond.The young black man named Lance helps the young white man named Ricky step out of his comfort zone and join the basketball team. "In school, Lance talked me into going out for the team and two weeks later we were matched up in scrimmages" (Raeback 5). As readers see the two boys have developed a strong friendship. It seems as if nothing can get in their way…