“Let Them Call It Jazz” presents a type of Rhy’s Woman* who has characteristics that make her an “outcast”, “misfit”, or “other.” Together, Selina’s gender, race, sexuality, and nationality places her as different from the mainstream group of people who inhabit England. She is confronted by situations that target her differences and make life for her in England more alienating and difficult. Her next door neighbor continually complains about Selina, disapproving of everything that makes Selina different to the neighbor. Selina uses singing as a means of self expression despite her hardships. The singing also acts as a type of rebellion to the people who try to criminalize her, chase her away and make her assimilate. When Selina is put in jail it seems as if she has lost all hope, she becomes numb. She also no longer sings. When Selina does not have her singing then she has essentially lost herself. Selina eventually regains her affection toward singing when she hears the Holloway song (though she does not sing herself) and then it is again taken away. Finally she realizes that the Holloway song can never be taken fully away because she knows its true significance. I would think this last thought comforts Selina because it assures her that hope is still alive. But considering the predicted course her tumultuous life will take her, the thought of hope can seem fruitless. Rhys provides this last inclination to show that good things come only momentarily.**

*Learned in class that Selina is not a Rhys woman

**Now considering the Selina is not a Rhys woman, this ending is a lot more uplifting than the endings for the Rhys characters. This could have implications for how Rhys (the author) sees black women dealing with their hardships.