The second chapter probes into the relationships of two interracial couples in the novel: Rufus and Leona (the man of color and the white woman), Ida and Vivaldo (the black woman and the white man).

• 第二章分析了小说中两对跨种族性关系:鲁弗斯和莱奥娜(黑人男子与白人女子)、伊达和维瓦尔多(黑人女子与白人男子)。