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Desiree's Baby Discussion:
What is the setting of Desiree's Baby and how does it affect the plot?

The setting of Desiree's Baby is the antebellum south and it affects the plot because of the fact that after the Civil War slavery was still an issue in the eyes of the southerners. The main event that happens in this short story is that as Desiree's baby ages, family and friends notice something peculiar about the baby. Then one day Armand tells Desiree that the baby is not white and she is not white and suggests that she leaves. The setting affects the plot in the way Armand was assuming that Desiree was supposedly black she was asked to leave her own family.

Adamli, I agree with you and I also think that it affects Desiree's self confidence. If the setting was somewhere with no slavery at all, I think she would have fought for herself to stay instead of just leaving.- Krista Parker Adamli- I agree with that you said. I think that you could of added more about Desiree's background because it seems like Desiree is the black one. You should add more about Armand and his past and how he is so racist. That is one of the facts he made Desiree leave. He deserted her. This is really good though, I think you hit your points very good. - Julia White

I totally agree with what you said, except when you say that Armand is assuming that Desiree is supposedly black. It seems like he is demanding that she is black and there isn't a doubt in his mind that she isn't part black. -- **__JF__**

Glass Menagerie Discussion:
During the play, Amanda admonishes Tom when he says that Laura is "crippled"(1.5). Yet, after they find out that Jim is engaged, Amanda describes Laura as an "unmarried sister who's crippled" (1.7). Look at the two scenes and explain why Amanda has changed her mind.

Amanda admonishes Tom for calling Laura crippled because after Tom tells his mother about Laura’s gentlemen caller Amanda talks of "how lovely and sweet and pretty she is" (1.5) and then mentions the fact that Laura id crippled. I think calling Laura a cripple and pointing out her flaw may have crushed Amandas vision of who she believes Laura is. When Amanda is describing Laura as an "unmarried sister who's crippled" (1.7); she is describing Laura as a cripple because she realizes that what Tom said about Laura being a cripple is true or she has become concious of the fact that the reason Laura has had no gentleman caller in the past is because of her being "crippled" or different from the people seen as "normal." __Nick Smart__ This response is very strong and is backed up with concrete details from the actual play. I like how after you answer the question you put your opinion in, and what you think about situation.
 * __Krista Parker * - __****I think that this response is very good because you used quotes from the play and you put your own opinion in it. I agree with your opinion because I have slipped and said something I didn’t mean out of anger before. **

I think you covered this subject thoroughly and your response is good. But something I would change is that I don’t think Amanda actually finally came to believe that her daughter was crippled. I think Amanda knew her daughter was crippled all along and wasn’t as much in denial as she was just trying to mask her imperfection with her strong traits which were lacking as well. And in the end she finally just gave up her exhausted attempt on trying to get her daughter to become engaged with a gentlemen caller. Tyler C.

=Understanding America= "I am the young man, full of strength and hope" "I am the Negro, servant to you all." ||  || Both Hughes and Whitman are noted for their non - conformity in the use of language || "America never was America to me"
 * 1) The group from the audience calling out those words could be African slaves, or just African American citizens.
 * 2) The other group speaking could be people who have been put down by somone, or been a part of some CEO's scheme. Someone who feels betrayed by someone else
 * Statements || "I Hear America Singing" || Evidence (words or phrases) || "Let America Be America Again" || Evidence (words or phrases) || Not in either poem - put a check only ||
 * The poem relates a personal experience. || Yes || "carpenter measuring his plank and beam." || Yes || "I am the Negro bearing slavery's scars."
 * The poem relates common experiences. || Yes || Workers doing common jobs and being joyful at their lives || Yes || People suffering at the hands of others an society ||  ||
 * The poem explicitly states the message of the poem again. || No || Reader must infer that Whitman is celebrating the diversity of America and the joy and hope of American People || Yes || Repition of words leads to the reader to understand the explicit message that America is not the land of hope and dreams that it should be ||  ||
 * The poet uses elevated language. ||  || Whitmans used the language "I" to represent the Amrican people, and his language is the vernacular or everyday language of America ||   || As a part of the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes celebrated the language and culture of his Black heritage || √
 * The poem’s tone is optimistic and joyful. || Yes || "singing" "carols" || No ||  ||   ||
 * The poem’s tone begins in a pessimistic way but ends in a positive note. || No ||  || Yes || Pessimistic. "living like leeches on people's lives"

"The steal of freedom does not stain" "America will be America again" ||  ||
 * Poetic Devices || * Repitition
 * Catalog or list || "I Hear" every line begins with "The"

Repeats singing almost every line || * Repitition - > Rhetorical question || "Who said free"

The millions on relief today?" ||