Chapter 3-4 Discussion Questions

Chapter3

1. By Mr.Henri saying he did it this redirects the plot narrative in many ways. This still shows the separation between the races still. Due to the fact of what time frame it is in a black person saying he didn't do anything means nothing. A white person would always think a black person is guilty of a crime like this.

2. When Grant said "She was looking at me but not seeing me" anyone could interpret that many ways. I think Grant is implying that she was looking at him but not thinking about him. Miss Emma's mind is on Jefferson. She keeps thinking about when they called him a hog. When Miss Emma keeps saying that he doesn't have to go she is trying to make Grant feel guilty. By making him feel guilty of course he is going to go.

3. The plantation symbolizes many things for Grant an his aunt. Although the biggest thing it symbolizes is slavery. This is the place where they had 0 freedom. The back door rankled Grant for many reasons. Before he went off to college his aunt told him that she never wanted to go through that back door never again.

4. Miss Emma prevails on Mr.Henri in a strong way. She repeatedly says " I done did a lot for this family". This makes him think on all the good she has done by that family. She is trying to persuade Mr.Henri on trying to let Grant turn Jefferson into a man.

Chapter4

1.By the narrator saying "slaughterhouse mostly for hogs" it expands and echo's on the public defenders summation in many ways. It alludes to the fact that the public defender wanted him dead as well. If there was a slaughterhouse mostly for hogs in town why would you compare the person you are defending as one.

2. The narrator wants to leave and flee somewhere else but there is something that is holding him back. He wants to flee because he does not feel free. He thinks the only reason he is there is to live and die there. Love is the thing that holds him back. He refuses to leave without Vivian. If it wasn't for her he would have been gone.