1. Why would Richard's environment around the second white home become more stressful than the physical work he has to preform?
2. What wall was Richard referring to when he complained about the white women?
3. Since Richard's mother began to recover did his behavior imporve or did he get worse?
4. HIs uncle said someone will break his spirit. Do you think his problems come from having too much pride or spirit?
5.When Richard was offered a deal to write why did his classmates doubt he wrote the story himself?
6. When Richard started cleaning an office for more money what lessons did he learn?
Friday, June 7, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Summarizer 6-9
In the autobiography, Black Boy, by Richard Wright, the protagonist Richard shares his story growing up as an African-American in Jim Crow South, depicting the economic and social struggles that were stereotypical for African-Americans at the time. It follows him through his youth, examining the hardships and obstacles faced by both Wright and his family. It is a story about the hardships and obstacles faced by a poverty-stricken family, and one boy’s determination to escape the prison created by these circumstances. Beyond this, Black Boy is a story about a life-long struggle with hunger. Wright suffers from hunger his entire life, not only for food but also for acceptance, love, and an understanding of the world around him; but most importantly, Wright possesses an insatiable hunger for knowledge.
Illustrator 13-A
I chose this picture to represent chapters 13-A because of the way the book ended. Richard Wright ends the book by resolving to use his writing to search for a way to start a revolution: he thinks that everyone has a "hunger" for life that needs to be filled, and for him, writing is his way to the human heart.
Researcher 10-12
Richard takes a job at the same hotel where his classmate’s brother had worked until he was murdered for consorting with a white prostitute. This situaion reminded me of Emmett Till.
"Emmett Till was visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi on August 24, 1955 when he reportedly flirted with a white cashier at a grocery store. Four days later, two white men kidnapped Till, beat him, and shot him in the head. The men were tried for murder, but an all-white, male jury acquitted them. Till's murder and open casket funeral galvanized the emerging civil rights movement."
http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515
"Emmett Till was visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi on August 24, 1955 when he reportedly flirted with a white cashier at a grocery store. Four days later, two white men kidnapped Till, beat him, and shot him in the head. The men were tried for murder, but an all-white, male jury acquitted them. Till's murder and open casket funeral galvanized the emerging civil rights movement."
http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515
Travel Tracer for 3-5
Where today's action begins ?
Today's action begins out in the neighborhood while Richard is becoming friends with the other black boys in his Arkansas neighborhood, finding that they share the same hostility to white people and the same racial pride.
Key Events Happen :
Today's key events took place in the church. During a sermon one day at church, Richard whispers to Granny that he would believe in God if he saw an angel. Granny hears him incorrectly and thinks that he has said that he has seen an angel.
Key Events End :
Today's key events end at Granny's House. Granny and Addie make it clear that Richard is now truly dead to them. Richard’s mother, however, is proud of him for defying them.
Today's action begins out in the neighborhood while Richard is becoming friends with the other black boys in his Arkansas neighborhood, finding that they share the same hostility to white people and the same racial pride.
Key Events Happen :
Today's key events took place in the church. During a sermon one day at church, Richard whispers to Granny that he would believe in God if he saw an angel. Granny hears him incorrectly and thinks that he has said that he has seen an angel.
Key Events End :
Today's key events end at Granny's House. Granny and Addie make it clear that Richard is now truly dead to them. Richard’s mother, however, is proud of him for defying them.
Vocab/Picture 6-9
1.Methodist church - a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
2.paralytic stroke - a sudden attack of paralysis caused by disease or injury to the brain or spinal cord.
3. voodoo - a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West Indians, deriving principally from African cult worship and containing elements borrowed from the Catholic religion.
Researcher 3-5
In these chapters, the most remarkable things that stood out to me, was the fact that Richard was able to make friends with some of the other students at his school. I couldn't find any news articles on a significant individual who had the same story as Wright, so I just searched how to counsel a student with a shyness issue.
http://www.reneegilbert.com/shyness.htm#****Shake_Your_Shyness:_Workshop_Series
LINK^^
Summary of Chapters 1-2
In chapters 1-2 many events happen that lead Richard Wright and his family to the place they are now. At the beginning of the the book, Wright was bored at his grandparents house and began playing with the fire pit. When he ran out of things to toss in the fire, he thought of the curtains. Wright eventually was surrounded by fire so scared he ran outside and hid underneath the house to hide from his mother because, he thought he was going to get beaten. His brother and him were eventually moved into an orphanage house for about a month until his mother and father had a place of shelter for them to stay, which is in Mississippi. They reside there momentarily but, as they move around from place to place he notices that his father is not around anymore. Transitioning into the second chapter, his grandmother pushes a religious issue upon him and what he believes. He starts school again but, is still stuck in the same shy situation that he was in before.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Black Boy | Chapter 13 -Afterward | Researcher
During the 1930 - 1940, The Great Migration occurred involving mostly African Americans. African Americans generally moved from the South to North because of social and economic despair. Socially, African Americans were experiencing racism towards the Southerners. They were not given full rights and even thought the 11 - 13th amendments gave them their rights. For example, they were not given the right to go to any school, their educational opportunities were not exercised, and public - truly was not public. Economically, they were give former jobs of their family members. Former slaves were given jobs that involved them working in the fields, "new slavery." Yet, many were not given jobs due to discrimination. While, they had no education so they could not have certain jobs. The Great Migration was a time period when Richard Wright decided to move to the North where more opportunities were being given.
Black Boy | Chapter 10 - 12 | Summarizer
These chapter are the rising of personal conflicts between Richard, himself, and society. In Chapter 10, Richard faces man vs. self and man vs. society conflict as he has a hard time hiding his distaste with the separation of races and the racism he sees and experiences. His distaste lead to Richard quitting his job and just steal his way to try to go to the North. In Chapter 11, Richard arrives in Memphis meeting a mother and daughter. In Chapter 11, he annoys himself with his foolishness and has distaste for the hotel owners daughter. In Chapter 12, Wright's audience experiences relief as it is seen that Richard has found part of himself and comfort ability in the North. These chapters represent the rise of Wright's true self as he gets older, examines himself, takes the initiative, and moves to the North.
Black Boy | Chapter 6 - 9 | Travel Tracer
Chapter 6:
[160 - 163] This is the beginning of Richard Wright's perspective on society members, outside of his family. He experiences true racism towards him when he gets his first job. For instance, the woman employer asked Richard, "Do you steal?" referring to her other employees, who were African American. While, he also experiences his first taste of freedom, making money - having a job.
[166 - 172] Wright is at the church and his grandmother tells a false story of Richard seeing a higher power. In return, pressure was put on Richard to be part of the church. That led to Richard Wright being baptized at the church with no true meaning. Yet, Wright was angry but ecstatic that his grandmother would "off his back" about church.
[173-177] Wright gets in an encounter with his Uncle Tom. Tom threatens to whoop Richard. The significance is that, moments like that was an example of Richard wanting to taste freedom and get older quicker.
Chapter 7:
[178 - 180] Wright quit his other job, in the previous chapter, and he finds another job that leads him to the quit that job, because of an incident with the dog. It shows his uncomfortably with his surroundings.
[180-] Wright decides to go back to school and educate himself. Eventually, he ends up in a news stand business and he wrights a paper for the newspaper. This is the beginning of his love for writing.
Chapter 8:
[188 - 190] During this part of the summer, Richard no longer has a job. So, he goes back to school post Summer. Which in return, leads to Richard writing for the school newspaper diligently.
Chapter 9:
[199 -200] Wright encounters conflict with a group of white men, who beat him because he did not call them "sir."
[202 -203] Wright gets a pep talk from his friend on how to act properly around white people - basically a "Guide to being a negro."
[205 - 212] Wright finds a job at a corporation and experiences discrimination from his colleagues, which leads him to him being beat and him quitting his job.
[160 - 163] This is the beginning of Richard Wright's perspective on society members, outside of his family. He experiences true racism towards him when he gets his first job. For instance, the woman employer asked Richard, "Do you steal?" referring to her other employees, who were African American. While, he also experiences his first taste of freedom, making money - having a job.
[166 - 172] Wright is at the church and his grandmother tells a false story of Richard seeing a higher power. In return, pressure was put on Richard to be part of the church. That led to Richard Wright being baptized at the church with no true meaning. Yet, Wright was angry but ecstatic that his grandmother would "off his back" about church.
[173-177] Wright gets in an encounter with his Uncle Tom. Tom threatens to whoop Richard. The significance is that, moments like that was an example of Richard wanting to taste freedom and get older quicker.
Chapter 7:
[178 - 180] Wright quit his other job, in the previous chapter, and he finds another job that leads him to the quit that job, because of an incident with the dog. It shows his uncomfortably with his surroundings.
[180-] Wright decides to go back to school and educate himself. Eventually, he ends up in a news stand business and he wrights a paper for the newspaper. This is the beginning of his love for writing.
Chapter 8:
[188 - 190] During this part of the summer, Richard no longer has a job. So, he goes back to school post Summer. Which in return, leads to Richard writing for the school newspaper diligently.
Chapter 9:
[199 -200] Wright encounters conflict with a group of white men, who beat him because he did not call them "sir."
[202 -203] Wright gets a pep talk from his friend on how to act properly around white people - basically a "Guide to being a negro."
[205 - 212] Wright finds a job at a corporation and experiences discrimination from his colleagues, which leads him to him being beat and him quitting his job.
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