The mixing of races ( or miscegenation) was usually considered as something to be avoided in the name of racial purity. 种族混合(或通婚)通常被认为是要避免的,以保持种族的纯度。
This novel is usually seen as chiefly about the racial discrimination and miscegenation, and to some degree it is. 这部小说的主题通常被认为是关于种族歧视和异族杂居的,从某种程度上是这样的。