Shelby Raebeck's short story "Trapped" demonstrates that racism can be perceived differently and even ignored depending on your background. Raebeck illustrates this through dialogue. Throughout the story, Ricky, a white male and Lance, a black male, are two high school friends passionate about basketball. After a basketball game, in their drive-by, they find themselves in a police stop that exposes the racial tension between them. After getting pulled over by the police, Ricky and Lance's conversation escalates as Lance confronts Ricky by pointlessly stating, "He was not messing with you…