Through dialogue in the story, Shelby Raebeck in “Trapped” speaks of how racism in America affects friendships. When Lance gets pulled over by a police officer for no apparent reason, and the word of his white friend gets the officer to leave, it is an example of racism. “The cop looked from me back to Lance. ‘Guess you just never learned your manners,’ he said and returned to the cruiser” (Ricky) Ricky continues to defend the office’s actions even when Lance explains the motive “If that’s how you feel, okay, But don’t come over my house and tell me the dude is pulling me over, telling me…