It is significant because it shows how isolated her way of learning was from the “regular” world. It also outlines how different she is from those who are in society. Racial issues are commonplace in an educated society, yet she knows nothing of it. She becomes more aware of the atrocities committed onto minorities throughout the book. This leads her to realize that the things her family says overlook the pain that lasted over generations, be it slavery or the Holocaust. This ignorance leads her family to make racist remarks constantly, which shows their inability to tolerate equality.