Why do you think Cussy is ostracized at the Independence Day celebration, despite her change in skin color?

Why do you think Cussy is ostracized at the Independence Day celebration, despite her change in skin color?

She will always be a blue in the eyes of the townspeople. Prejudiced people do not change overnight!

For some reason, people need to find a scapegoat. I assume it's done to make a person feel superior, and that can be mildly intoxicating. Reading about it, though, is very painful. However, reading about it makes one aware of it's existence, and hopefully slightly alters one's own behavior.

Her skin color changed but the prejudices others held against her were too deeply ingrained. They could never see her as being "white." My heart broke for her that day.

Gwen and Maggie: Absolutely right on. Prejudices don't change or if at all very slowly. Deeply ingrained is a perfect description.

Habit and fear of magic. She'd always been blue, how else could they explain her color change.

In the eyes of the people, Cussy will always be an outcast. Prejudice finds reasons as to Cussy’s change in color and perceives her as a threat. Acceptance of change does not come easily when it is built on a history of prejudice.

People do not easily change. They will always see Cussy as a Blue. Besides her color, she has been labelled. When she arrived at the celebration, most probably did not even notice her color, she was still Bluet and if she appeared to be white, then it was through witchcraft. It was just one of the saddest moments in the book.

This was something new to them and did not know much about medicine. They thought this was against all they knew. No matter what color she is now, they will always consider her as Blue and, therefore, colored. Even her friends did not understand. I think if they had welcomed the change, she might have gone ahead with Doc's plan

As someone has already said, Cussy/her family will always be "blues.". Her townspeople will never change their opinions.

Cussy was white but would always be blue to the townspeople. She looked in the mirror before she left and saw a pretty white woman looking back at her,

People don't forget. Also their fear won't let them accept her.

I agree. Prejudice doesn’t just disappear. The way the townspeople treated Cussy says a lot more about them and their intolerance of people they see as “other” than it does about Cussy.

This was one of the most poignant scenes in the book for me. She had so much to offer people, but they only saw her strangeness. Prejudice rises from fear of difference and the revealing of her "whiteness" evoked even more fear. And, sadly, humans always want to be better than someone else, and Cussy was that someone else. If they accepted her who could they be superior to?

I agree with many of the responders here: Cussy is ostracized because she will always be a blue and will always only be a blue. Prejudice is shallow.

Because she is still considered different, even though her color has changed. Additionally, I think that the town people looked down on the hill and holler people that lived deep in the hills.