Polly In Sharon Draper's Copper Sun

From the first page, Flannery O’Connor describes his mother by making sure her characterization skills fulfilled to the max. Julian’s mother comes off as a strong and hard-headed woman who has the mindset that Negroes are inferior to whites. “’They were better off when they were [slaves],’ she said…. They should rise but on their own side of the fence.’ ”

The reason Barbara Kingsolver uses Adah to read the poems is because due to her mental problem and being half paralysed reading is some of the only things she can do in the Congo, this is why Adah is the character that describes the poems because she doesn 't have the mental capacity to do anything that requires moving her whole body , so reading is the biggest thing she has to do besides being observant. This poem was placed in this part of the novel because the chapter before spoke of Mrs and MrUnderdown are leaving the Congo because there was a terrible situation going on. This poem begins to show the problems that Adah has seen; such as the many funerals for kids she has seen outside of people 's houses around where she lives, this is

Wangrin became fascinated with her, but as their relationship moved forward, Madame Terreau began to ask for more and more from Wangrin. Eventually, she takes everything from Wangrin and is one of the leading causes of Wangrin's downfall. This I think is an important part of the book because it eludes to the hardships that Europeans created for

This incident shows the reader that she wants to be taken seriously by her colleagues. It also displays that Hilly deeply treasures her reputation because of her reaction towards the situation. On the other hand, Aunt Alexandra has also shown the reader signs that she values her family’s reputation. In chapter 23 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Aunt Alexandra did not allow Scout to play with Walter Cunningham because of his poor background. She said, “Because-he-is-trash, that’s why you can’t play with him.

The second character that I found strong was Celia. She does not fit into this society and she desperately tries to. When she finally saw the truth, she became happier. I liked the movie because the main focus was on black maids, but we are aware of The Movement. We are aware of everything else that happens, the killing, the riots and the fear.

They have not only “…been abused by white men…” (Matus, 119), but also they begin to lose their humanity. Even, the black people aren’t given permission to learn writing and reading. It is clear that “…if blacks could write they should not be treated as animals” (Rice, 103).

"Proshansky and Newton stated that Africans in the United States who feel hatred toward their own racial group are to some degree expressing hatred for themselves as individuals"(Allen 57). Dee didn't like the way she grew up so she always wanted the fancier things. She didn't like the way Mama dress. Mama wore overalls all the time working hard. Slaves used to wear overalls and worked.

The two kids never did anything against their mother, but she holds are grudge that stands firm while she drowns. In an essay, Suzanne Green describes Edna's state of mind at the end of the novel as, "incensed that her husband and children presumed that they could “drag her into the soul's slavery for the rest of her days. "".(Green) Green writes that Edna is "incensed" with her children, and quotes that Edna believed the kids were holding her soul as a slave. Edna was doomed to unhappiness from the beginning of her children's lives because of these thoughts.

Hilly was also very degrading towards others, and manipulative. “‘Like I’d even consider beating my friend Yule May Crookle out a her job. Miss Hilly think everbody just as two-faced as she is (Stockett 398).’” According to this quote, it is clear to see that Ms. Hilly does not have a good reputation in the black community. In the novel, Ms. Hilly is shown to be cruel to those who oppose her.

Both poems shed light on the true feelings of African Americans everywhere and show that these people are tired of being treated differently and that these people know that things will change. Hughes’s poem has a laid back approach, almost expecting things to get better on their own. But Angelou’s poem is a bit more attacking. Instead of accepting that things are the way they are and that they’ll get better, Angelou tries to make her oppressors seem less oppressive to her and more scared of her by saying things such as “Do you want to see me broken” and “Does my sexiness offend

There is and always has been ethnocentrism. The slavery that took place in America was no different than other forms of slavery in other places and times, and in some cases, there were really good opportunities given to black laborers. The good opportunities often came in the form of housework, because it created a different kind of relationship between blacks and whites. Whenever there is a situation in which a group of people starts to rely on the labor of another, the inevitable result is that the laborers find themselves in a position of control. Some slave owners relied on their help so much that they would have starved to death without it because they forgot how to do the work that they made other people do for them.

COPPER SUN ESSAY (ROUGH DRAFT) Anjunae’ Maberry //2nd block Copper Sun is an inspirational and touching nonfiction novel by Sharon Draper. It begins with a young girl, Amari, who witnesses her mother, father, and brother murdered by white men after throwing them a welcoming party. Her fiancé and she have been separated and both taken into slavery on boats.

Sharon M. Draper’s Copper Sun includes a diverse selection of minor characters, who further the story in their own way, one being a young man named Nathan. During Amari, Polly, and Tidbit’s venture down to Florida, they become acquainted with Nathan, him supplying the three with important knowledge and a distraction. When first introduced to him, the three travelers had to be wary, as Nathan seemed like the usual arrogant and cocky white male. However, Nathan had no intention to harm the runaways, proving himself considerate and nondiscriminatory, thus gaining their trust. One of the first things that he does to assist the group was he informed them that Fort Mose was, indeed, a real place.

Many colored individuals were forced into slavery and each and everyone of the slaves had a different experience with their master. The slaves were treated as if they were nothing, a piece of property that the white people owned. They were not allowed to learn how to read or write; only needed to know how to do their chores and understand what their master was saying. They were just an extra hand in the house that had no say or existed in the white people world. The slaves’ job was to obey their master or mistress at all times, do their chores and take the beating if given one.

Indentured Servants The idea of indentured servants were not introduced until the settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company in 1607. The growth of new crops such as rice, tobacco and indigo demanded plantation workers. Without enough workers, the landowners would lose money because the cash crops would die before they could be harvested. Without the machinery that is present today, workers would have to work very long hours each day. Supposedly, indentured servants were not the same thing as being a slave.