What is discrimination? Discrimination is a combination of representations, stereotypes and ideologies established by society to classify different groups of people. In an excerpt from “The Woman in the Window,” Ramona Lowe shows that there is racial discrimination against African Americans in America. The story focuses on Ms. Jackson, an African American woman who lives in the north, and the difficulties she faces in her workplace. She was hired to cook in front of a restaurant window, posing as a stereotypical "Southern mama" (Lowe 3) in order to attract customers. While cooking in front of the restaurant window, Mrs. Jackson was made fun of by a group of white children who called her "Aunt Jemima and nigger" (Lowe 3). Clearly, Ms. Jackson has been mistreated because the society in which she lives ranks her race, Black, lower than that of her bosses, who is White. Lowe's short story, "The Woman in the Window," demonstrates racial discrimination against black people in the 1940s by incorporating representation, stereotypes, and ideology into the text. In order to illustrate the segregation of African Americans, Lowe uses representation in his work. The characters in the story represent social status based on race: the owners, Mr. Parsons and Kraft, represent the upper class and Mrs. Jackson represents the lower class. First let's look at how Lowe shows the audience that Mr. Parsons and Kraft represent the upper class. For example, the narrator frequently refers to Mr. Parsons and Kraft as "the landlord" (Lowe 2), but always refers to Mrs. Jackson as herself. By using the word "landlord" instead of their names, Lowe shows a separation between Ms. Jackson, Mr. Parsons, and Kraft. This use of the word states that the owners are a representation of high class. They are different... middle of paper ... So by using ideology, Lowe can expose racial discrimination against black people. After the establishment of Jim Crow law, America faced the problem of African-American segregation. . An excerpt from Ramona Lowe's short story, "The Woman in the Window," demonstrates racial discrimination against black people in the 1940s by incorporating representation, stereotypes, and ideology. First, the representation of the owners as upper class and Mrs. Jackson as lower class shows that representation can be used to demonstrate racial discrimination. Second, the owners' assumption that Ms. Jackson is from Georgia and needs the money proves that stereotypes can be used to demonstrate racial discrimination. Finally, the white children laughing and calling Ms. Jackson "Aunt Jimima and nigger" are proof that ideology can be used to demonstrate racial discrimination..