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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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Andrea L, Andrea G, Joe, Natskui, Yulitza, Kaylee

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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As we read a passage from Bone Black in our IFL Unit, we are going to come across many characters. Specifically we are going to look at the relationships between the characters and how those relationships change. Good readers are always tracking characters throughout a text they read. Using this Padlet, we are going to keep track of what we learn about our characters and their realtionships based on these changes.

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Look over this list if you need help finding a word for your response. Do your best to avoid the words in bold; rather, look for one of the words below the bold/underlined word, and see which specific vocabulary term best describes the character.

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Alizon, Jeanibis, Nayeli, Melani, Alexandra

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Manny, Giancarlo, Jael, Nexer, Katie, David, Jordi

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One new thing I learned about ___ (character's name) is...

In the text it states, "__".

The author included this information about the character because...

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because...

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One new thing I learned about ___ (character's name) is...

In the text it states, "__".

The author included this information about the character because...

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because...

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One new thing I learned about ___ (character's name) is...

In the text it states, "__".

The author included this information about the character because...

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because...

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One new thing I learned about ___ (character's name) is...

In the text it states, "__".

The author included this information about the character because...

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because...

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One new thing I learned about the girl is that she seems like a detective finding clues on why no one is telling her about what happened to the red wheel barrow.

In the text it states, "No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow.No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather.".

The author included this information about the character because they wanted the readers to know what the girl was like and why shes so interested in the red wheelbarrow.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because without having her be like a detective the whole story would be less interesting.

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Andrea L, Andrea G, Joe, Natskui, Yulitza, Kaylee

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One new thing I learned about ___ (character's name) is...

In the text it states, "__".

The author included this information about the character because...

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because...

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Manny, Giancarlo, Jael, Nexer, Katie, David, Jordi

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One new thing I learned about ___ (character's name) is...

In the text it states, "__".

The author included this information about the character because...

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because...

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Alizon, Jeanibis, Nayeli, Melani, Alexandra

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One new thing I learned about ___ (character's name) is...

In the text it states, "__".

The author included this information about the character because...

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because...

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One new thing I learned about (boy) is that he never wanted to push the girl.

In the text it states, "he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry".

The author included this information about the character because it shows that the brother always wanted to be pushed.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because it would have just looked like the boy would enjoy pushing his sister around,

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One new thing I learned about papa is that he is set on gender norms

In the text it states, "It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon.".

The author included this information about the character because they want to show that papa thinks too much about gender norms

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we would think that the papa love's the girl more than the boy.

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One new thing I learned about the girl is that she seems like a detective finding clues on why no one is telling her about what happened to the red wheel barrow.

In the text it states, "No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow.No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather.".

The author included this information about the character because they wanted the readers to know what the girl was like and why shes so interested in the red wheelbarrow.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because without having her be like a detective the whole story would be less interesting.

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One new thing i learned about the boy is that he is very thoughtless because he does not realize what his sister does for him to have fun. In the text it states "He only wanted her to pull and pull him" The author included this information about the boy because it can show a lot about a person and their mindset. If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because it wouldn't show the true way the boy and girl's bond work.

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One new thing I learned about the girl is that the girl is somewhat mysterious like shes trying too find something because of the wheel barrow

In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out.".

The author included this information about the character because the girl has been wordering what happedned too the wheel barrrow and they are showing that shes trying to find out

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we wouldnt see her trying to find what happedned

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he is selfish and controlling because   he is taking the girl  off and  will go on and control her

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One new thing I learned about Boy is that he is controlling. In the text it states," When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him." The author included this information about the character because as soon as went onto the wagon he refused to get off and was happy. If we didnt know this information about the character, the story would be different because we wouldnt know if they would take turns or not

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One new thing I learned about the girl is if the boy gets in trouble she wants to be punished as well

In the text it states, "If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him.".

The author included this information about the character because she wanted to show how much she cares for her brother and how she felt bad,

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we would think that the girl was mean and didn't care if her brother gets in trouble.

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One new thing I learned about the girl is if the boy gets in trouble she wants to be punished aswell

In the text it states, "If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him.".

The author included this information about the character because she wanted to show how much she cares for her brother

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we would think that the girl  does not care for her brother

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One new thing I learned about (Papa) is that he saw the little girl struggling when she was pulling her brother. In the text it states, "She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got". The author included this information about the character because they wanted to show us that the grown ups have a problem with the girl pulling her brother but she doesn't mind. If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because then everyone would think that Papa doesn't care about her.

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One new thing I learned about the sister is that when she grew older she remember that the red wagon of her memory which actually never existed.

In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed.

The author included this information about the character because they want to tell use that the red toy was not really not the red toy.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because they would not tell use why the girl had bruises.

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One new thing I learned about the Brother is that he was very close to his sister and they both looked alike and they looked like twins even though the brother was older by a few months.

In the text it states, " She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older."

The author included this information about the character because. so the readers wouldn't think they were twins

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we would think they are twins.

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One new thing I learned about the girl is that she seems like a detective finding clues on why no one is telling her about what happened to the red wheel barrow.

In the text it states, "No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow.No one knew whether it was kept secret"

The author included this information about the character because they wanted the readers to know how the girl was like.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we wouldn't know the characters trait

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One new thing I learned about (girl) is that she loved her brother

In the text it states, "If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him.".

The author included this information about the character because it shows that the girl loves her brother.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because it would seem like the girl does not really care that much about her brother.

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One new thing I learned about the boy  is he likes to see his sister not being able to pull him in the wheelbarrow

In the text it states, "Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. ".

The author included this information about the character because we would know that the boy hates his sister and loves to see her have a hard time.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we would just know that the boy would be less loved by his papa.

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One new thing that I learned about the boy is he never tried to push the girl out the wheelbarrow.

In the text it states, "He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon."

The author included this information about the character because it shows how the girl thought that he would dump her out but he never did.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because if they did not have the wheelbarrow none of them would complain about it.

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One new thing I learned about the girl  is she would get sad the the boy got punished

In the text it states, "she hated to see him punished ".

The author included this information about the character because he wanted to show how the girl was feeling .

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we would have not know that she felt this way .

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One new thing I learned about papa is he had trouble seeing her pulling the boy in the wagon.

In the text it states, "It was the grown-ups like papa her great grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon".

The author included this information about the character because it would usually be her in the wagon but now shes the one pulling him.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because it would show that she didnt have trouble pulling him.

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One new thing I learned about (boy) is that when he was pulling his sister he dumped her out and and demanded her to pull him. In the text it states, "When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled". The author included this information about the character so he can be pulled and not just him pulling. If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because than we would just see him pulling his sister and him not getting a turn.

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one thing i learned about the girl is that the boy would get punished but not her and she cry with him and at the end he tell her that he really hates her

in the text it states that he hated to she him get punished

the author included this to tell us that she cared about him but deep down he hated her

if the author did not include this then we would not have know that hr hate4d her

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One new thing I learned about the girl is that she was very close to her brother but they werent like twins bcause the brother was older than her

In the text it states, "She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another.".

The author included this information about the character because it showed us how they look like and so we can imagine it in our minds

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we wouldnt know how they looked like and what they had in common

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One new thing I learned about the girl is that she seems like a detective finding clues on why no one is telling her about what happened to the red wheel barrow.  In the text it states, "No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow.No one knew whether it was kept secret" The author included this information about the character because they wanted the readers to know how the girl was like. If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because we wouldn't know the characters trait

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One new thing I learned from the chapater is That the girl later grew up and found the red wagon and remembered about her and the boy riding the wagon and him forcing her to push him and the grandpa seeing her pushing him had him getting mad because he believed girls should ride the wagon because there weak and boys should pull because they are seen as "strong

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One new thing that I learned about the girl is her and her brother looked like twins.

In the text it states, "She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another."

The author included this information about the character because it shows that they look like twins and they are only a few months apart.

If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be different because the girl and boy wouldn't look like twins and we wouldn't know if they were a little older from each other.

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one thing i learned about the character papa is that he is very strict in parenting and rules.   In the text it states "They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh voices." The author included this infromation about the character because it would show how they were raised and treated as children. If we didn't know this information about the character, the story would be diffrent because it would not show the rules of their child hood and how they learned to be mature.