Monday, October 26, 2015
Chapter 6
In chapter 6 readers will discover Joe Christmas' odd childhood. Christmas joined the a orphanage at age 5 and was introduced to a dietitian who shower immediate severity. One day Christmas finds the dietitians toothpaste and he eats it but as he eats it the dietitian and Charley, a young doctor, are having sexual relations. Christmas is caught "spying" and is called a "nigger bastard" and is offered 1 whole dollar if he can keep his mouth shut but he humbly refuses. This, the dietitian goes to the orphanages janitor and explains the racial background of Christmas. Drastically, the janitor takes Christmas and flees the orphanage only to be caught. Christmas is then placed in a foster home in which his father will beat him to worship God due to Christmas' last name being sacrilegious. Any thoughts on how Christmas will deal with this new lifestyle(in context to the past)?
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I feel like Christmas will eventually stand up for himself once he's old enough to do so. Meanwhile, being at a young age, I think he'll bottle up all the punishments and beatings.
ReplyDeleteWell since most of his must of his childhood was difficult could have scared him, making him in to the quite and closed off person.
ReplyDeleteI agree, his past shapes him and how he acts. At the end I feel like he will be more himself.
ReplyDeleteYeah, i believe that Christmas will eventually value his racial background and move forward.
ReplyDeleteKnowing that Christmas is a mysterious guy since the beginning of the book, I don't think he ends up "moving on". I feel he's the type of guy to always hold grudges and never forget the past. His childhood has shaped the rest of his life, and I don't think he can surpass the memories of the past.
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