Melba wants to be a reporter because she wants to be in a position to make a difference in her community. Also, after remembering the camaraderie she experienced with the white reporters, Melba wants to be a part of this informed and progressive group of professionals.
In Chapter Five, Melba is interviewed by some white reporters. They are friendly and address her as "Miss." Until then, she had never been addressed in this manner by any white person. During the interview, the white reporters maintain their interest in what Melba has to say, and their kindness greatly comforts Melba. In looking back, she is touched that the reporters behaved as if they were "genuine friends with the people of color among their ranks, sharing work and laughter."
Melba begins to dream that, if she became a reporter, she "could be in charge of a few things." This is perhaps an allusion to the fact that Melba dreams of affecting change in her community.
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