In the Gowan sister"s home, the only home Nathan"s ever known, he takes solace in the private library among books he"s read many times, escaping scathing slurs and watchful eyes of servants. Names they"d never say in front of the Gowan sisters—yellow baby, misfit, house n****r—are only a few insults they sling with loathing. He doesn"t understand their hatred. From what he sees, the Gowan family treats them well. He assumes their hatred is because of his mixed blood. In the Gowan sister"s home, the only home Nathan"s ever known, he takes solace in the private library among books he"s read many times, escaping scathing slurs and watchful eyes of servants. Names they"d never say in front of the Gowan sisters—yellow baby, misfit, house n****r—are only a few insults they sling with loathing.

