Author: Jay Walton
Published: December 12, 1931
Time Magazine
Chicago Freenzy
A sudden increase in crime has been sprouting in Chicago. There has been an outrageous amount of criminal activity down in the southside. Murders, robberies, assults, and more straight up chaos have been going on! What is this possible source? Well it never started until these niggers started getting some advantages. Give a nigger an inch and they'll take a mile.
New studies have shown that the crimes occuring in Chicago have taken a signficant increase. Great Chicago families such as the Daltons, the Washingtons, and Bankermins have experienced at least one heinous crime. Each family employed at least one negro person in their household and something terrible occured after the niggers got there. Even the philanthropist Mr.Dalton, who gives charity money to "black schools" was effected. A man by the name of Bigger "The Nigger" Thomas is believed to be the cause of Mary Daltons death. He raped Mary before killing her and burned her body to hide the evidence of the rape. He should be placed to the death sentence immediately without trail. Those Niggers down the southside better watch their backs.
Many men such has Mr. Tom Isley, and Richard Messenger have reportly been attacked by a group of negro men. Not only have these negros attacked whites but their own population as well. Whats the point of them attacking us when they keep destroying eachother so well?
A young negro woman of the name Bessie was found raped and body was mutilated by what seems to have been a brick. A LeRoy Jones, head of a negro gang went to "war" with an opposing negro gang killing at least 30 men. These Negro's are robbing, killing, and attacking each other so much its riduclous. Why should us white folks attempt to stop them when they'll eventually kill themselves off? Let those stupid Coon's get rid of themselves so that our world will be a better place.
Negro's have been bringing our white america down and this is best seen in the south side of Chicago. They have killed, robbed, and performed more hectic crimes. This needs to end! They are giving us a bad name. So lets all stick up for whats right and protect our people while they kill theirs.
** This was written to imitate the style of writing, Time Magazine utilized in the 1930's.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Chapter 5 "A Kiss Of Death"
Bigger, Mary Dalton and her boyfriend Jan all go out to eat agianst Biggers will of course. They drink and Bigger talks about the past and his childhood. Bigger opened up about his dad dying. Jan and Mary tell bigger that the really want to become friends with him. When there done eating everyone is really drunk. Bigger drove Jan home and took Mary in the house. Bigger started to get turned on by Mary when he takes her to her room and starts to touch her. He laid her down on the bed and kissed her just then Mrs. Dalton walked in the room. Bigger knew she was blind and couldn't see anything so he puts a pillow up to Mary's mouth so she couldn't say anything or move. He then accidently kills Mary. Just when Mary dies, Mrs.Dalton kneels down and prays to the lord to watch over her child and stop her from commiting horrible deeds.
Analysis:
I think that the deepest part of this entire chapter is the time where Mary dies. Just as she dies her mother prays for the lord to watch over her, not knowing she's dying. One of the best parts of the book.
Analysis:
I think that the deepest part of this entire chapter is the time where Mary dies. Just as she dies her mother prays for the lord to watch over her, not knowing she's dying. One of the best parts of the book.
Chapter 1 "WAKE UP"!
Chapter 1:
WAKE UP!
This chapter starts in Bigger Thomas' house. Him and his family wake to the sound of an alarm clock going off. They are then terrorized by a large black rat running back and forth across the floor. Bigger, with the help of his brother kill the rat that made his sister faint. Bigger and his mother later have a talk with each other. She yells at him about where he is in life. She tells him that he needs to start acting like a man and get with his responsiblities instead of sitting around doing nothing. The family needs extra money coming in and he's not doing anything about it. They then talk about a great job that he has the oppurunity to take he agree's to it.
Analysis:
I believe that the alarm clock that goes off is a sign for Bigger, along with the rest of the world to wake up! They must wake up and see what is happening in black america. The fact that bigger kills the rat instead of throwing it outside shows how he handles pressure and his own fears. By Killing. He's too afraid to own up to his responsiblites as man and is a true coward.
WAKE UP!
This chapter starts in Bigger Thomas' house. Him and his family wake to the sound of an alarm clock going off. They are then terrorized by a large black rat running back and forth across the floor. Bigger, with the help of his brother kill the rat that made his sister faint. Bigger and his mother later have a talk with each other. She yells at him about where he is in life. She tells him that he needs to start acting like a man and get with his responsiblities instead of sitting around doing nothing. The family needs extra money coming in and he's not doing anything about it. They then talk about a great job that he has the oppurunity to take he agree's to it.
Analysis:
I believe that the alarm clock that goes off is a sign for Bigger, along with the rest of the world to wake up! They must wake up and see what is happening in black america. The fact that bigger kills the rat instead of throwing it outside shows how he handles pressure and his own fears. By Killing. He's too afraid to own up to his responsiblites as man and is a true coward.
Blooms Taxonomy Questions.
Blooms Taxonomy.
Knowledge
1) Who was speaking to mary not knowing that she was slowly dying?
Comprehension
2) Who were the two key characters in planning the Robbery?
Bigger & Guss
Application
3. What questions would you ask of Bigger Thomas, if you had the chance to meet him?
If I had the to meet Bigger Thomas I would ask him,
Why did you try to rape Mary Dalton? Also does he think of himself more of a man by killing innocent helpless women.
Analysis
4. The relationship between bigger and his mother is obviously rocky. In the first chapter, she tells himt hat he’s a dissapointment and needs to do something in his life. He ignores her and continues with his regular thought process. What do you see as other possible outcomes of her reasoning?
He could actually get up and listen to her. Do something with his life, if he did he would not have done the evil things he did. He would’ve been able to feel like a man by taking the responsibility that a man owns up to.
Synthesis
5.What would happen if you accidently killed someone?
If I was in Bigger Thomas's place I would set out a very elaborate plan.
I personally would have to think about it.
I’d think about the type of person it was, if they were type of person that would be widely missed or not. If it was someone that nobody would go looking after and I knew that I could get away with then I would probably try and find away to get out of it. I would have to put together an alliby, and get people to cover for me. I would then attempt to dispose of the body and look as if it was a robbery of some sort.
That is what i would do if I was in BIgger Thomas's place. First see if I could get away with it, then set up the perfect alliby with people that would cover for me. I'd then attempt to dispose of the body making it look like another crime had taken place.
Evaluation
6. What do you think of Bigger Thomas as a person, is he a bad person?
He has stolen, killed, lied, and decieved many people.
I personally don't believe that he is a bad person. I think that he's a coward. He's someone that feels he needs to prove himself to others because he doesn't truly know who he is. A prime example of this is the chapter where he and Gus got into an arguement about robbing the white man. Bigger was very arguementive because he deep inside he was afraid. Everyone has fears and have to find themeselves in life. Bigger Thomas has not done such in life.
He's very confused and doesn't what path he wants to complete. One minute he's robbing a person the next he's working an honest job.
So in conclusion. I do not think that Bigger is a bad person. He's just confused, and doesn't know where he belongs in life. He's still going through phases in his life.
Knowledge
1) Who was speaking to mary not knowing that she was slowly dying?
Comprehension
2) Who were the two key characters in planning the Robbery?
Bigger & Guss
Application
3. What questions would you ask of Bigger Thomas, if you had the chance to meet him?
If I had the to meet Bigger Thomas I would ask him,
Why did you try to rape Mary Dalton? Also does he think of himself more of a man by killing innocent helpless women.
Analysis
4. The relationship between bigger and his mother is obviously rocky. In the first chapter, she tells himt hat he’s a dissapointment and needs to do something in his life. He ignores her and continues with his regular thought process. What do you see as other possible outcomes of her reasoning?
He could actually get up and listen to her. Do something with his life, if he did he would not have done the evil things he did. He would’ve been able to feel like a man by taking the responsibility that a man owns up to.
Synthesis
5.What would happen if you accidently killed someone?
If I was in Bigger Thomas's place I would set out a very elaborate plan.
I personally would have to think about it.
I’d think about the type of person it was, if they were type of person that would be widely missed or not. If it was someone that nobody would go looking after and I knew that I could get away with then I would probably try and find away to get out of it. I would have to put together an alliby, and get people to cover for me. I would then attempt to dispose of the body and look as if it was a robbery of some sort.
That is what i would do if I was in BIgger Thomas's place. First see if I could get away with it, then set up the perfect alliby with people that would cover for me. I'd then attempt to dispose of the body making it look like another crime had taken place.
Evaluation
6. What do you think of Bigger Thomas as a person, is he a bad person?
He has stolen, killed, lied, and decieved many people.
I personally don't believe that he is a bad person. I think that he's a coward. He's someone that feels he needs to prove himself to others because he doesn't truly know who he is. A prime example of this is the chapter where he and Gus got into an arguement about robbing the white man. Bigger was very arguementive because he deep inside he was afraid. Everyone has fears and have to find themeselves in life. Bigger Thomas has not done such in life.
He's very confused and doesn't what path he wants to complete. One minute he's robbing a person the next he's working an honest job.
So in conclusion. I do not think that Bigger is a bad person. He's just confused, and doesn't know where he belongs in life. He's still going through phases in his life.
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