The reaction of the skin white but black heroes of origin is up to the persecution suffered by his peers.
The characters are not however Manichean.
Including the hero. If we can understand his "hatred" and motives of revenge, it is still sometimes downright unbearable (especially by his machismo). It also commits many indiscretions when making his revenge, which will lead to its loss.
In the end, a great thriller that is also a critique of American youth "profound" that is willing to many things to occupy his idleness face strangely absent parents.
However all this darkness pass without much difficulty thanks to the subtle style of the great Boris.