CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS & QUOTES

CHAPTER 3 questions 1. How does Henry Pichot's insistence that Jefferson "did it" redirect the plot narrative? A: that he, no doubt in his mind that Jefferson did it because he was a black man and only held his tongue for miss Emma. 2. A:He is saying that Miss. Emma wants him to see Jefferson and saying that she just wants him to feel guilty about it and actually go. 3. A: It basically symbolizes the way the "black only" entrance and how they all enter through the back as slaves and his his aunt Tante Lou told Grant that she never wanted him to ever enter through that door again. 4. A: Because she has done so much for his family she feel as if they could owe her this last wish, and she feel that she could not take no more heartbreak and only want her god son to die as a man and not labeled as a "hog". CHAPTER:3 (QUOTES) QUOTE #1: "He did it", "I spoke for him because of you, but all the time I knew he did it." Pg. 22 A: This quote is significant, because even though Mr. Henri does not have any facts on what happen, he still label him as the bad guy and just because he is a black young man he is automatically guilty no matter what. This quote relate to modern day problems black men to this day still are being treated as "hogs", most of the time they are in jail for crimes they never commit. (Question #6) QUOTE #2: "They called my boy a hog, Mr. Henri," Miss Emma said. Pg. 20 A: In this quote, Jefferson is characterize as "hog" who does not know any better. As an uneducated, black, low boy. His God mother wants her god son to know his worth as a man even though he is label a hog in the white man eyes. He is characterize as uneducated or "dumb" like an animal and should be put down as an Wild out control animal because of what he is label as. (Question #2)