In the story "Recitative", Toni Morrison uses vague signs and strokes to create the racial identity of Roberta and Twyla to show how the characters' relationship is shaped by their racial difference. Morrison wants readers to confront their racial preconceptions and stereotypical assumptions. Racial identity in “Recitatif” is made clearer through the author's use of traits related to vague stereotypes, opinions on racial tensions, intelligence, or physical appearance. Toni Morrison provides specific social and historical descriptions of the two girls to make readers question how stereotypes affect our understanding of a character. Uncertainties about the characters' racial identities lead the reader to worry about assigning a race to a specific character based simply on the associations and stereotypes the reader creates based on the clues given by Morrison throughout the story. Morrison achieves this through the relationship between Twyla and Roberta, the role of Maggie, and the questioning of the characters' racial and racial stereotypes. Throughout the story, Roberta and Twyla meet through five distinct moments that shape their friendship through racial differences. The narrator, Twyla, begins by remembering the time she spent with her friend Roberta at the St. Bonaventure orphanage. From the beginning of the story, the only fact confirmed by the author is that Twyla and Roberta are of a different race, saying, "they looked like salt and pepper" (Morrison, 2254). They were eight years old. At the beginning of the story, Twyla says, “My mother danced all night and Roberta's mother was sick. » This line sets the tone of the story from the beginning. This quote starts to separate the two girls in the middle of the paper......all stereotypes to allow readers to make their own assumptions based on their personal thoughts and beliefs. Most of the stereotypes Morrison chose to use are more descriptive of a socio-economic class and do not discriminate racially. As the setting or environment changes, it will be seen as a transformative symbol of Roberta and Twyla's friendship. Every circumstance they went through was special. It tested the strength of their relationships with each other and illustrated the struggles they face in society. They have had to adjust their beliefs to adapt to the changing phases in the United States, as many blacks and whites today still face societal issues related to racial stereotypes and segregation. Toni Morrison portrayed racial identity not as black and white, but as irrelevant to relationships, but rather distinguishing between people..