This story is about a murder which occurred on Candy Marshall’s plantation. Candy is the main protagonist, of the novel, though much of it does not have much to do with her personally. The murder victim is a man named Beau Boutan, who happened to be the work boss on the Marshall plantation and has already been killed by the beginning of the story. The corpse is discovered by Candy just outside of the house belonging to a man named Mathu. Candy thinks that Mathu is responsible for the murder of Beau Boutan. Candy has everyone on the plantation meet at Mathu’s house. Mathu had been a very strong father figure in Candy’s life since her parents died, so Candy tries to “confess” to the murder when the mistress of the plantation, Miss Merle arrives.
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She is very unsure of letting them sort of govern themselves. She says that what she wants is to protect “her” people, but she is reluctant to let them protect themselves. This is reflected by the opening lyrics of Michael Jackson’s “Bad”: “Your butt is mine, Gonna tell you right. Just show your face In broad daylight. I’m telling you On how I feel. Gonna hurt your mind, Don’t shoot to kill.” “Your butt is mine” reflects Candy’s feeling that she controls and in a way owns the people of her …show more content…
“Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds, I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down. I went right home and I went to bed. I stuck that lovin’ .44 beneath my head. Got up next mornin’ and I grabbed that gun, Took a shot of cocaine and away I run.” This is almost exactly like Charlie shooting Beau to death and then fleeing for the swamps. (minus the cocaine) And this song would be an excellent listen while reading that part of the novel. 2. “We Shall Overcome” by Joan Baez “We are not afraid (x3), TODAY We shall overcome (x3), someday.” This song was a protest song in the civil rights movement era and became a famous anthem for the African-American civil rights movement. I found this especially relevant when all of the black men were confessing to the murder and claiming that is was because of all of the hardships they and their family members had suffered because of their skin color. 3. “Fire” by
She is very unsure of letting them sort of govern themselves. She says that what she wants is to protect “her” people, but she is reluctant to let them protect themselves. This is reflected by the opening lyrics of Michael Jackson’s “Bad”: “Your butt is mine, Gonna tell you right. Just show your face In broad daylight. I’m telling you On how I feel. Gonna hurt your mind, Don’t shoot to kill.” “Your butt is mine” reflects Candy’s feeling that she controls and in a way owns the people of her …show more content…
“Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds, I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down. I went right home and I went to bed. I stuck that lovin’ .44 beneath my head. Got up next mornin’ and I grabbed that gun, Took a shot of cocaine and away I run.” This is almost exactly like Charlie shooting Beau to death and then fleeing for the swamps. (minus the cocaine) And this song would be an excellent listen while reading that part of the novel. 2. “We Shall Overcome” by Joan Baez “We are not afraid (x3), TODAY We shall overcome (x3), someday.” This song was a protest song in the civil rights movement era and became a famous anthem for the African-American civil rights movement. I found this especially relevant when all of the black men were confessing to the murder and claiming that is was because of all of the hardships they and their family members had suffered because of their skin color. 3. “Fire” by