1. What are some of the reasons that Bigger begins to trust Jan and Boris Max?
2. Why does Bigger attack Reverend Hammond and discard the cross Hammond has given to him?
3. What two incidents in the novel indicate that the author believes that the psychiatric profession has contributed to racism?
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Week of December 5th--Native Son!
1. Describe some of the many ways in which Bessie Mears, Bigger's girlfriend, is trapped in a life that is not of her own choosing (use concrete details).
2. Describe the way Bigger is hunted down after he has fled the Dalton home. How would this manhunt have been different if Bigger were white?
3. Mr. Dalton's private investigator, Mr. Britten, alternately expresses his hatred of African Americans and of Communists. After he interrogates Bigger, Bigger thinks to himself that "Mr. Britten was familiar to him; he had met a thousand Brittens in his life." What is it about Mr. Britten's thinking that makes him so easy for Bigger to understand, and how does Bigger intend to use Mr. Britten's prejudices to his own advantage?
2. Describe the way Bigger is hunted down after he has fled the Dalton home. How would this manhunt have been different if Bigger were white?
3. Mr. Dalton's private investigator, Mr. Britten, alternately expresses his hatred of African Americans and of Communists. After he interrogates Bigger, Bigger thinks to himself that "Mr. Britten was familiar to him; he had met a thousand Brittens in his life." What is it about Mr. Britten's thinking that makes him so easy for Bigger to understand, and how does Bigger intend to use Mr. Britten's prejudices to his own advantage?
Week of December 5th--Grapes of Wrath!
Please develop with your blog groups, 2 level 2 questions that pertain to your reading of Grapes of Wrath so far. You must also conprehensively respond to these questions (use concrete details)!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Week of November 28th--Native Son!
1. Compare and contrast Bigger's attitude toward the world around him and Mrs. Thomas'.
2. Mr. Dalton and Jan Erlone both profess to be friendly towards African Americans, yet they are hostile to each other. Compare and contrast their attitudes towards African Americans and explain their mutual hostility?
3. How is really fear to blame for the muder of Mary (this is a comprehensive question, be thoughtful and think of all aspects of fear that lead to the murder of Mary)?
2. Mr. Dalton and Jan Erlone both profess to be friendly towards African Americans, yet they are hostile to each other. Compare and contrast their attitudes towards African Americans and explain their mutual hostility?
3. How is really fear to blame for the muder of Mary (this is a comprehensive question, be thoughtful and think of all aspects of fear that lead to the murder of Mary)?
Week of November 28th--Grapes of Wrath!
1. Explain the three-fold symbolism of giving the name Muley Graves to the dispossessed farmers.
2. Discuss what the family council meeting, before they set out, tells about the way of life and culture of the Joads.
3. What are clear examples of community for the nomadic Joads? And ruminate on the importance of community for these dispossessed farmers?
2. Discuss what the family council meeting, before they set out, tells about the way of life and culture of the Joads.
3. What are clear examples of community for the nomadic Joads? And ruminate on the importance of community for these dispossessed farmers?
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Week of November 14th--Native Son!
1. At the beginning of the novel, we are introduced to the Thomas family. Describe this family and the conditions in which they live? Be descriptive and use concrete details!
2, The title of Book One is Fear, how is this title symbolic and prophetic at the same time? What was Wright's intention with this title?
3. What initial event happens in the beginning of the novel that is clearly a foreshadowing of events to come?
4. How does Bigger feel about his home and its surroundings?
5. Who are Bigger's friends and what event takes place that creates a level of aggression with these friends?
6. Who are the Dalton's, and where and how do they live?
2, The title of Book One is Fear, how is this title symbolic and prophetic at the same time? What was Wright's intention with this title?
3. What initial event happens in the beginning of the novel that is clearly a foreshadowing of events to come?
4. How does Bigger feel about his home and its surroundings?
5. Who are Bigger's friends and what event takes place that creates a level of aggression with these friends?
6. Who are the Dalton's, and where and how do they live?
Week of November 14th--Grapes of Wrath!
1. How does the land turtle, that Tom Joad wraps up tight in his shirt, foreshadow events in the story?
2. What is corrupt and morally questionable about the bankers' agents that foreclosed on mortgages and drove farmers off of their land?
3. What happens to Tom Joad when he attempts to return home after 4 years in prison? Who does he meet along the way and what happens? Be specific and use concrete details!
4. Why does Tom Joad become so agitated with the truck driver that gives him a free ride? Make sure you are analyzing and using concrete details!
2. What is corrupt and morally questionable about the bankers' agents that foreclosed on mortgages and drove farmers off of their land?
3. What happens to Tom Joad when he attempts to return home after 4 years in prison? Who does he meet along the way and what happens? Be specific and use concrete details!
4. Why does Tom Joad become so agitated with the truck driver that gives him a free ride? Make sure you are analyzing and using concrete details!
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