Monday, October 19, 2015
Why all the hating?
In chapter 2 readers are introduced to Joe Christmas who is lonely, ruthless, and almost proud. Joe refuses to talk to his coworkers at his job(the mill) and rumors spread that Joe illegally sells whiskey behind Mrs. Burdens home. Mrs. Burden(negro lover, in context) is a woman whom is white but prefers negros which is practically restricted in the town of Jefferson. Later on, Lena Grove arrives into town only to discover that there is no man by the last name of Bunch. Could these events initialize betrayal leading to isolation?
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Interesting connection, there could be a point of the story where the main theme fades away or that the characters might just go back to being isolation. (Correct me if I'm wrong).
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Deletewow, good guy Jovanni with the grammatical save
DeleteI dont believe that there was any connection between Joe Christmas and Lena Grove other than the fact that he showed up out of the blue. Joe Christmas doesn't fit the description of the man that Lena has previously talked about in the past. However, the way im interpreting it from how you explained it, I think your right in the case that Joe Christmas is isolated and doing illegals things. It would make him more vunerable to people blaming things on him.
ReplyDeleteBut they both display the theme of isolation and struggling with a sense of identity. I do like the connection.
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