1. How does Henri Pichot's insistence that Jefferson "did it" redirect the plot narrative?
Henri pichot's insistence that Jefferson did it because he thought African American was beneath him and he should have to suffer his consequences and die as what he was labeled "a hog."
2. Miss Emma keeps saying that Grant "doesn't have to go" to visit Jefferson in prison. The narrator comments, "She was looking at me but not seeing me, and not meaning what she was saying either." What is Grant implying by this, and what does he think she means?
Grant think Ms Emma look at him differently since he does not want to go see Jefferson in prison . He state the quote because she doesn't feel where he was coming from ..it was to late to help him . Ms Emma wanted to make him feel bad .
3. What does the back door of Henri Pichot's plantation house symbolise to Grant and his aunt? Why does having to enter the plantation house through the back door rankle Grant?
The back door of Henri Pichot's plantation house symbolizes Grant going away to college and leaving behind the life that his aunt and Miss Emma had to live as servants. Having to enter the plantation house through the back door upsets Grant because when he left for college he was told to never go back to the back door.
4. How does Miss Emma prevail on Henri Pichot to speak to the sherrif on her behalf? Miss Emma prevail on Henry Pichot to speak to the sheriff on her behalf by wanting someone else to take her position because she was African American and there was no way possible that she would be able to convince the sheriff.
Quotation Assignment:
Quotation Questions:
" I didn't raise no hog, and I dont want no hog to go set in that chair. I want a man to go set in that chair, Mr. Henri." Chapter 3 pg. 20
1. Does the quotation characterize Grant, Jefferson, or another character? If so, in what way does it characterize? - Yes, it characterizes Miss Emma it shows how she felt about what they called her godson she knew she raise some better then a "hog" she wants Jefferson to die as a man and not a worthless hog and it characterizes her in a caring way.
2. To what contemporary issue does the quotation connect? - The quotation connects to the issue that Jefferson is going to be put in a electrical chair soon to get executed.
