Tuesday, October 21, 2008

5|4|3|2|1 Pages 118-142

5- Comments

  • Richard and Addie were intimately related to his problem with God and religion.
  • In what I've read so far Richard gets his grandmother mad and he promises to pray every day.
  • Richard also tries to ignore the white people rude comments that he is told because hes black.
  • Richard went to a school where Addie taught and he thought that they were boring.
  • Richard wasn't able to be alive in god completely because the religions story didn't make any sense to him.

4- Questions

  • Why was Richard unable to bealive in god completly?
  • Why did Richard Wright title his book Black Boy?

3- Vocabulary


  • Nostalgia -a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time

  • Vague-not definitely established, determined, confirmed, or known; uncertain

  • Tantalizing-having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, esp. that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach

  • Wallowing-To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud

2- Literary Terms



  • Simile

  • Direct Characterization

1- Overview Sentence

In this chapter Richard tries to ignore the White people tauntings and ridicule.

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