Can you write in your own words, why you think Bigger's mother treats him the way that she does?
I think that Bigger's mom treats him the way that she does because of his father. Even though Bigger's father isn't around in the book you can some how make an assumption about why Bigger is the way he is and why his mother treats him the way that she does. I think that Bigger acts the way that he does towards his mother and in life in general because he does not have a father figure in his life to help him see and realize that life and his mother should not be taken for granted. I also feel as though she acts the way that she does with Bigger maybe because he is the oldest and maybe because out of all of her children Bigger reminds her of his father more than any of her other children. I believe that their dad left them and left them all by themselves and that made them very angry and upset and that made them take their anger out on each other.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Bloom's Taxonomy Question Knowledge
Describe what happened at Bigger Thomas' job interview after Mary Dalton entered the room?
Before Mary came into the room where Bigger was being interviewed, he was already nervous, but was able to control his anxiety. But once Mary walked in she started to question Bigger which made him very nervous and made him think that he was no longer going to get the job. He cussed Mary out in his head, he wondered why she would do such a thing. He thought that she had for surely ruined his chances of getting a job working for the Dalton's all because of Mary Dalton and her questions.
Before Mary came into the room where Bigger was being interviewed, he was already nervous, but was able to control his anxiety. But once Mary walked in she started to question Bigger which made him very nervous and made him think that he was no longer going to get the job. He cussed Mary out in his head, he wondered why she would do such a thing. He thought that she had for surely ruined his chances of getting a job working for the Dalton's all because of Mary Dalton and her questions.
Newspaper Article
Gossip!!!
Have you heard? If you didn’t you have to be living under a rock somewhere! This just in Mary Dalton daughter of rich and power Mr. Dalton was scene last night partying with blacks. I mean it’s not everyday you get a call saying that Mary Dalton was out partying with blacks. I had to see it to believe. I needed proof. I got the picture, which gave me my proof. When I saw it I couldn’t believe my eyes blacks and whites, even more importantly Mary Dalton and blacks. Rumor has it that she was supposed to be on her way to school but instead her driver took her out to party with his black posse as they say. She laughed, joked and even drank with them. I wonder if her father Mr. Dalton knows anything about this and if not what will he think? You’ll just have to stay tuned to find out
-Jenny Q
Have you heard? If you didn’t you have to be living under a rock somewhere! This just in Mary Dalton daughter of rich and power Mr. Dalton was scene last night partying with blacks. I mean it’s not everyday you get a call saying that Mary Dalton was out partying with blacks. I had to see it to believe. I needed proof. I got the picture, which gave me my proof. When I saw it I couldn’t believe my eyes blacks and whites, even more importantly Mary Dalton and blacks. Rumor has it that she was supposed to be on her way to school but instead her driver took her out to party with his black posse as they say. She laughed, joked and even drank with them. I wonder if her father Mr. Dalton knows anything about this and if not what will he think? You’ll just have to stay tuned to find out
-Jenny Q
Monday, March 3, 2008
Pages 13- 28 Title: Top Gun?
At the start of this chapter, Bigger is walking down
the street she two white men putting up a campaign
poster for a white man running for State Attorney
again. As Bigger walks past he sees tall red letters:
YOU CAN’T WIN! Bigger is on his way to the poolroom
with a lit cigarette in his mouth. He meets up with
his friend Gus at the pool hall. In this chapter they
are holding up the wall smoking and dreaming about
what they want to do in life. Gus and Bigger walk in
the poolroom to play pool and Bigger brings up the
topic of robbing a white man’s store named Blum. Jack
and G.H. come in the pool hall to see Gus and Bigger,
Bigger in fear of robbing a white man. Gus is also
scared of robbing a white man but Bigger threatens Gus
and calls him a punk or sissy. Bigger gets into an
argument with Gus because both are scared of robbing
Blum’s. Bigger is trying to be the big man but is just
ask frighten as a little boy.
Richard Wright’s wanted to show that Bigger Thomas
wasn’t as big & tough as his outer appearance shown
but everything on the outside isn’t what is on the
inside. Mr. Wright’s shows how the little man wants to
act like the bigger man but will always be small.
At the start of this chapter, Bigger is walking down
the street she two white men putting up a campaign
poster for a white man running for State Attorney
again. As Bigger walks past he sees tall red letters:
YOU CAN’T WIN! Bigger is on his way to the poolroom
with a lit cigarette in his mouth. He meets up with
his friend Gus at the pool hall. In this chapter they
are holding up the wall smoking and dreaming about
what they want to do in life. Gus and Bigger walk in
the poolroom to play pool and Bigger brings up the
topic of robbing a white man’s store named Blum. Jack
and G.H. come in the pool hall to see Gus and Bigger,
Bigger in fear of robbing a white man. Gus is also
scared of robbing a white man but Bigger threatens Gus
and calls him a punk or sissy. Bigger gets into an
argument with Gus because both are scared of robbing
Blum’s. Bigger is trying to be the big man but is just
ask frighten as a little boy.
Richard Wright’s wanted to show that Bigger Thomas
wasn’t as big & tough as his outer appearance shown
but everything on the outside isn’t what is on the
inside. Mr. Wright’s shows how the little man wants to
act like the bigger man but will always be small.
Chapter 1 - pages 3-12
"Good Morning"
This is the first chapter in Richard Wright's story
Native Son. In the beginning of this chapter Bigger
and is family are awaken by the sound of the alarm
clock. As they are getting ready to start their day
they are interrupted by a rat that has been harassing
them for a while. A big fuss is made and eventually
Bigger kills the rat. However instead of being praised
for saving his mom a sister from this rat, he is
yelled at for tormenting his sister. All of which
resulted in his mother telling him "Bigger sometimes I
don't even know why I birthed you!" which pushed him
over the edge and he had to get away, so the chapter
ends with him slamming the door on his family.
Interpretation
I think that Richard Wright started his book this way
to show right from the get-go what Bigger's life is
like. By giving details of the apartment and showing
that character of his mother, Wright gives us the
picture of what it is like to live in a poor, single
parent family in 1930s Chicago. Also this very first
chapter illustrates conflict with man v man, man v.
society, and man v. himself.
"Good Morning"
This is the first chapter in Richard Wright's story
Native Son. In the beginning of this chapter Bigger
and is family are awaken by the sound of the alarm
clock. As they are getting ready to start their day
they are interrupted by a rat that has been harassing
them for a while. A big fuss is made and eventually
Bigger kills the rat. However instead of being praised
for saving his mom a sister from this rat, he is
yelled at for tormenting his sister. All of which
resulted in his mother telling him "Bigger sometimes I
don't even know why I birthed you!" which pushed him
over the edge and he had to get away, so the chapter
ends with him slamming the door on his family.
Interpretation
I think that Richard Wright started his book this way
to show right from the get-go what Bigger's life is
like. By giving details of the apartment and showing
that character of his mother, Wright gives us the
picture of what it is like to live in a poor, single
parent family in 1930s Chicago. Also this very first
chapter illustrates conflict with man v man, man v.
society, and man v. himself.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
My Reflection on NHD
This year for my NHD project I did a documentary with Daivon Jackson on Evolution vs. Intelligent Design. Although it was a little easier this year than last, we still had small problems to overcome while completing our project. Some of the things that we had to overcome was that we could not find many pictures relating to the theme of evolution. We had to use some of the same pictures of evolution over again, which I believe took away from our project. Although that minor issue occurred we still had many other good qualities in our project. Some of those qualities consisted of having good documents and representation of what we were talking about. Every project has its ups and its down, overall I think that we had more ups then downs. We worked very well which I think helped us out a lot in the end. Although we did not make it to the end, I think that our project was really good and showed growth from last years projects. Who knows third times a charm. Better luck next year.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Native Son chapter 4 "I Dare You!"
Alfreda C. Davis February 13, 2008
English
Chapter 4 pgs. 36-41
Title: I Dare You!
In this chapter, Bigger and all the rest of his gang are waiting for Gus to get back at the pool hall, so that they can go rob the store. Bigger does not want to go and rob the store, because a white man owns it. So without letting his friends know that he is scared to go, he tortures Gus, once Gus arrives at the pool hall. Bigger realizes that Gus was made it back in time enough for them to rob the store, so he makes it seem like Gus was late, by putting a knife down his shirt and making him lick it as well as many other horrible and degrading things. Once Bigger is done torturing Gus, Gus throws a pool ball and hits Bigger in his head. Bigger then tries to hit Gus back but everyone holds him back to stop him from killing Gus. Doc, the pool hall owner starts to laugh at Bigger, which makes Bigger really mad. Bigger then takes his rage out on the pool table by cutting it up with his knife. Doc then pulled out his gun and told Bigger that if he did not get out, he would shoot him. Bigger told Doc “I Dare You!”
I think that Richard Wright was trying to show how big and bad someone may be on the outside doesn’t mean that they are feeling the same way on the inside. Bigger put on this big front for everyone, but when he was alone we got to see how he really felt, which was scared and less than a man.
English
Chapter 4 pgs. 36-41
Title: I Dare You!
In this chapter, Bigger and all the rest of his gang are waiting for Gus to get back at the pool hall, so that they can go rob the store. Bigger does not want to go and rob the store, because a white man owns it. So without letting his friends know that he is scared to go, he tortures Gus, once Gus arrives at the pool hall. Bigger realizes that Gus was made it back in time enough for them to rob the store, so he makes it seem like Gus was late, by putting a knife down his shirt and making him lick it as well as many other horrible and degrading things. Once Bigger is done torturing Gus, Gus throws a pool ball and hits Bigger in his head. Bigger then tries to hit Gus back but everyone holds him back to stop him from killing Gus. Doc, the pool hall owner starts to laugh at Bigger, which makes Bigger really mad. Bigger then takes his rage out on the pool table by cutting it up with his knife. Doc then pulled out his gun and told Bigger that if he did not get out, he would shoot him. Bigger told Doc “I Dare You!”
I think that Richard Wright was trying to show how big and bad someone may be on the outside doesn’t mean that they are feeling the same way on the inside. Bigger put on this big front for everyone, but when he was alone we got to see how he really felt, which was scared and less than a man.
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