During the passage that we read today, one of the questions that I had was if they would ever actually get Berniece to sell the piano. We don't know why it's so important to her yet, but I suspect that we will find out soon. I don't think that Berniece will sell the piano in the end, because her character seems very stubborn. Boy Willie says that the piano is worth a lot of money, and he seems very determined to sell it, but I feel that Berniece's stubbornness outweighs his determination.

I commented,
"I think Boy Willie is probably the only one who says the n-word because it seems to emphasize his personality. He seems to be somewhat rude and disrespectful."

Two Tabs

The first thing that I tabbed was on page 275, when Stephen's wife suggests that they go to work. They had just been reading the sad letter from their son Absalom, so her suddenly asking if they should work is a change in tone. I feel that Stephen's wife says this because she wants to distract herself from thinking about how her son is gone.

The second thing that I tabbed was on page 277. On this page, the storm is being described. Words such as 'dark', 'threatening', and 'strike' are used to emphasize the greatness of the storm. There is also alliteration in the passage that describes that there were "no more shadows sailing over the fields, for all was shadow". This alliteration of the letter 's' makes a quick sound, explaining how the clouds were once moving quickly.

Characters Without Names

In Cry of the Beloved Country, not all of the characters have names. For instance, Absalom's wife, otherwise known as "the girl". I think that Alan Paton decided to leave some characters nameless as a ranking of importance. By simply calling her "the girl", no information is given out about her, and it makes her character seem not important. It also makes her seem younger, and shows how she needs Kumalo to help her.

The Use of Different Books

I think that splitting the book into separate 'books' helps to organize the novel. It helps separate the material, just like chapters do. If books never had chapters and just combined all of the writing, the book would most likely get confusing. These 'books' usually also come with changes, such as a change in setting. Separating these changes by putting them into different books helps the reader keep track of what happened and when.

Two Opression Links

http://www.chowk.com/articles/4951
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-112211443/white-privilege-oppression-and.html

Cry Journal 1

The first passage that I chose is the second paragraph on the first page. In this selection, literally every sentence except for one contains at least one comma. These commas help with making the speed of this selection slow; there are also a lot of short sentences.

The second passage that I tabbed was on the first page of chapter two. In this book, I noticed that there are no quotation marks used with dialogue. Instead, the author chooses to use dashes before someone speaks. Even though there are no quotation marks, the author still included the occasional characters tags after someone speaks, which can make it confusing because it isn't clear whether the character said that, or it's part of the narration.

The third passage that I tabbed was the very first paragraph of the first page. This entire chapter describes the setting of  their location in Africa. The author chose to make the description an entirely different chapter from introducing the characters. This way, the reader has more background information before jumping into characters and dialogue.

The final section that I tabbed was on the last page of chapter three. The author uses repetition when he says "deep down the fear for his son. Deep down the fear of a man who lives in a world not made for him..." (44) Repeating these words emphasizes Kumalo's fear.

Girls in LOTF

If girls were included in Lord of the Flies, the plot would probably change completely. The girls would probably want everything to be more organized, and they would most likely take better care of the fire and watch over the little kids. The majority of the girls would not want to hunt any pigs. The plot would especially change when Piggy's glasses are stolen. The girls would probably be against stealing his glasses. Also, they'd mourn the deaths of Simon and Piggy more than the boys did; the boys didn't say much about it at all.