Journal #1
Quote:
“The wind blew up and down, and into small mounds of snow. Her half-grown daughters scrambled about trying to catch them, while their mother moaned and hold the underside of her stomach. The rose-petal scrambled got a lot of attention, but the pregnant lady’s moans did not”(5)
The lady is giving birth to her child outside the hospital. The extensive imagery of this scene gives it so much color and detail, which is what caught my attention. The way it was described made me picture the scene in my head. The lady could not give birth to her child inside the hospital because she was black. That lady was Ruth and she was giving birth to Milkman. It is a pretty scene with the rose petals but it seeing a lady give birth was probably …show more content…
The detailed description of Pilate’s house make it seem very interesting and beautiful. The way it was described make it sound like a dream and nothing like reality.
Question:
Since Pilate was Milkman’s son, why didn't Milkman ever seen Pilate in his life until he was 12 years old? Milkman’s dad, Macon, didn't really have a good or close relationship with his sister so he didn't communicate with Pilate nor he allowed Milkman to communicate with her as much.
Answer to the prompt: Pilate’s house and Dead Family’s are completely opposite of each other. In Pilate’s house there is so much peace and joy within the family. There is no tension within the members and all I observed in my household was happy times and joyful moments. Dead’s family on the other hand, has great tension between them. I didn't witness any family bonding and the strong love within the family that Pilate’s house had. Macon and Ruth didn't have a good relationship therefore they could create any happiness in the …show more content…
You aren't a serious person, Milkman...Serious is just another word for miserable”(104)
This quote is from when Guitar is telling Milkman Alabama is not a good place to live. He uses effective diction in order to appeal to pathos, and Milkman’s emotions. He doesn't want Milkman to go, so he says that because he is “serious” enough and if he lives there he will have a hard life and he will fail. He uses strong word choice that will be effective and those that will convince Milkman to no go to Alabama.
Question:
Why would Milkman offer cash to somebody who was once his lover, instead of a nice gift? Thats really disrespectful of him in my opinion. As we proceed through the book, we learn about characteristics of Milkman. One thing that I realized throughout the story, was Milkman in general used girls and women as toys. After he got what from Hagar he broke her heart in the worst way possible. That’s just one of his qualities as a man.
Answer to the prompt: By starting the sentence with “And” Morrison had done something to make the sentence more notable and she did it rhetorically. She wanted to capture readers attention and separate the father from the rest of the family by putting him in her own
Quote:
“The wind blew up and down, and into small mounds of snow. Her half-grown daughters scrambled about trying to catch them, while their mother moaned and hold the underside of her stomach. The rose-petal scrambled got a lot of attention, but the pregnant lady’s moans did not”(5)
The lady is giving birth to her child outside the hospital. The extensive imagery of this scene gives it so much color and detail, which is what caught my attention. The way it was described made me picture the scene in my head. The lady could not give birth to her child inside the hospital because she was black. That lady was Ruth and she was giving birth to Milkman. It is a pretty scene with the rose petals but it seeing a lady give birth was probably …show more content…
The detailed description of Pilate’s house make it seem very interesting and beautiful. The way it was described make it sound like a dream and nothing like reality.
Question:
Since Pilate was Milkman’s son, why didn't Milkman ever seen Pilate in his life until he was 12 years old? Milkman’s dad, Macon, didn't really have a good or close relationship with his sister so he didn't communicate with Pilate nor he allowed Milkman to communicate with her as much.
Answer to the prompt: Pilate’s house and Dead Family’s are completely opposite of each other. In Pilate’s house there is so much peace and joy within the family. There is no tension within the members and all I observed in my household was happy times and joyful moments. Dead’s family on the other hand, has great tension between them. I didn't witness any family bonding and the strong love within the family that Pilate’s house had. Macon and Ruth didn't have a good relationship therefore they could create any happiness in the …show more content…
You aren't a serious person, Milkman...Serious is just another word for miserable”(104)
This quote is from when Guitar is telling Milkman Alabama is not a good place to live. He uses effective diction in order to appeal to pathos, and Milkman’s emotions. He doesn't want Milkman to go, so he says that because he is “serious” enough and if he lives there he will have a hard life and he will fail. He uses strong word choice that will be effective and those that will convince Milkman to no go to Alabama.
Question:
Why would Milkman offer cash to somebody who was once his lover, instead of a nice gift? Thats really disrespectful of him in my opinion. As we proceed through the book, we learn about characteristics of Milkman. One thing that I realized throughout the story, was Milkman in general used girls and women as toys. After he got what from Hagar he broke her heart in the worst way possible. That’s just one of his qualities as a man.
Answer to the prompt: By starting the sentence with “And” Morrison had done something to make the sentence more notable and she did it rhetorically. She wanted to capture readers attention and separate the father from the rest of the family by putting him in her own