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First off I would just like to say that I really enjoyed reading this novel. However, I would like to discuss the fact that Rashid never gave up and never let anything get in his way. At one point in the novel, you can see that it was getting hard and he was losing hope but he kept his head up high. Overall I believe the novel is about discrimination. It sheds light on a situation a young black male is going through with a teacher of his race. Along with other obstacles that come his way.

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In my point of view, the novel is about a school named Chelsea with an organization/order set in place which was made to accommodate non-minority students/staff & teachers. That was until a student Rashid Bryson and a new Teacher Jana showed up at Chelsea. With Rashid, a student that was a minority more subjects like racism, inequality, trauma/ people dealing with inner demons started being brought up more which deeply affected in specifically Mr. Washington.

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What it want to know is the future of Chelsea and how it will change moving forward as the times and standards change for what is acceptable. At its core I believe that the novel is about acceptance. This is seen from all the 3 main characters having something from the past they are trying to "run" from. With Rashid and Mr. Washington both dealing with the deaths of there brothers and Ms. Hansen from her past relationship. They all came to Chelsea to try and heal and escape there past to start a new. Throughout the novel they do exactly that and in the end Rashid is healed, Ms.Hansen accepts she wont be finding a lover and must focus on helping her students and Mr.Washington accepting the wrong he has done.

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I would like to discuss how everyone felt about Mr.Washington's and Rashid's altercation in the ending of chapter 14. I believe that the Fall of Rome is about race, identity, and self control .

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One thing I want to know is why Washington hates blacks so much. Where did this hate start from?
The Fall of Rome is a novel that follows the perspective of a kid named Rashid and other characters who go to a predominantly all-white school. The story takes place predominantly in Chelsea School. In the story we see Rashid go through major character-defining events that conflict with himself as well as the people around him. The story also follows two other Characters, Mr. Washington and Ms. Hansen. The story isn't that complex however the reason as to why these characters do the things they do can be viewed in that way. The novel is very interesting, to say the least.

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I would like to know how Chelsea is going to end up after everything has happened. I also want to know if Mr.Washington eventually gets over his pettiness. At its core, I believe that the novel is about how everybody goes through some type of situation whether it can be that they faced discrimination or grief. All three major characters have faced some type of grief and rejection.

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I would like to discuss about why Mr. Washington was the way that he was towards Rashid and also what might've caused him to be that way. The novel was mainly about Mr washingtons spot as a latin teacher at The Chelsea school and some of the things he did that led to certain situations. Racism, self acceptance, discrimination and many other things took place in this novel.

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I think that at it's core, this novel is about the reality of what it may be like to live as person of color and rejection. Something that I would like to discuss the characters development especially that of Jerome's. Mr.Washington's character arc is something that is really well written out in my opinion throughout the novel as we get to see how he becomes the man he is later known as.

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I would like to discuss more in depth about the relation between us and the characters since we tend to experience similar things due to being minorities. I also want to know more about what drove Washington to become the way he is.

I believe that novel is about demonstrating to the world how minorities are neglected and overlooked.

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I'd like to talk about whether Mr. Washington and Ms. Hansen can reconcile and live a healthy lifestyle in which they can work on self-healing? I believe the novel is supposed to teach us about race and how certain people can either discredit or uplift your race, but in the end, it's all about how you feel.

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I want to discuss about the way Mr. Washington developed as a character throughout the story, and if people think he could possibly become a better person or stay the same. I think the novel is about a lot of things like racial diversity, self-acceptance, childhood trauma etc.

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Something that I want to know is why did Mr.Washington called Rashid, Isaiah after slapping him? To me the novel is about how a person had a pride, honor and that is what caused him to fall, he set himself to failure.

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I want to know if Rashid and Ms. Hansen influenced Mr. Washington. I also want to understand Mr. Washington's feelings on his past. Lastly, I want to understand why someone would not tell someone that cares about them the conflict are hardships they are facing or may face when that person clearly cares about them. At its core, I believe the novel is about two people, Mr. Washington and Rashid, that experience racism and indifference but act on it in different ways, having different opinions and beliefs that cause them to clash with one another.

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I would like to know more about how Rashid "blossoms". At its core, out of all the things this novel is about, I would say that the novel is more about showing maturity.

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In my opinion, the novel was of many things as each character dealt with their own demons. However, they all come in contact and create this storyline of a boy, Rashid, who goes to an all-boys school and has to deal with losing his brother and not having his parents truly present on top of having a teacher, Mr. Washington, making it harder for him, but at the same time, he has Gerald and Ms. Hansen helping him make it and in the end, these three characters develop more and fight off their demons, if they had any, while Washington is left drowning and still the same character with zero forms of improving or maturing. So, overall the novel is about maturing and having things that occur in life and learning from them and using them to develop, but for many characters, like Washington, that sort of thing did not happen even when he had this whole timeline to do so. I would like to discuss how would feel if we were in Rashid's shoes, or any character's shoes.

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What I would like to discuss in the book is if Some people in this class have gone through some of the experiences that many characters have through in the book. I believe that this novel is about a small Unique kid just trying to succeed in life after the Unfortunate event of his brothers passing that happened in his life and how we can all learn how he overcame his experience

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what I want to know is will Rashid ever forgive Mr.Washington and become friends?

The novel at its core is about development. I say development because throughout the novel we see a lot of character development. We see this with Rashid where at the beginning of the novel he would run away from his problems but now he is able to face them with support from others.

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I want to know how childhood trauma can affect someone's decisions later in life, especially from the lack of receiving love as a child. How does this impact Mr. Washington as an adult? I want to discuss the relationships between the characters and how their perspectives impact themselves or how we can connect with these characters.  At it's core, the novel focuses on multiple things. I focused more on what happens when Rashid and Mr. Washington faces isolation and how they cope with it. Or how Rashid develops as a character and matutres while Mr. Washington slowly decline as a character and is insecure.  I believe it focuses on discrimination, resilience, and maturity.

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I think that the novel is mainly about rejection, especially in a discriminatory environment. Each main character in the novel suffered some type of rejection, there have even been minor characters who have experienced it as well. Mr. Washington is the main protagonist when rejection is mentioned because throughout the novel it seems as though he rejects himself and his own culture. We then have his brother, Isaiah, who was rejected help from his mother. At last we have Rashid, who was continuously rejected by Mr. Washington for being another brother. For me, the novel is about comparing the way people with different backgrounds react to rejection over time.

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I would like to discuss Rashid's character development and how events like when Rashid's brother died changed him. I believe the novel is about views of life.

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I would like to know what makes Mr. Washington so against black people and diversity at the school. I know he doesn't like black people but I feel like the reasoning is never really explained. At it's core I think the fall of rome is a book to show the struggle minorities face out in the world.

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I want to discuss more Mr. Washington, I think we all should talk about his personality and really understand in depth why he was the way he is as a person. But not just as a person also discusses why he was that way with Rashid. I think the novel was more so focused on Mr. Washington to bring discrimination to come to light more. To share different but similar lives that Rashid and Mr. Washington shared, to understand them both.
-stefanie frierson

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I want to discuss if everyone genuinely liked the book and if anybody can relate to the problems in this novel. Like race and wondering why someone doesn't like you. I believe that this novel is about someone who is exactly like you thinking they are better than you. Maybe not exactly alike but have been through the same things. I believe it's about being envious of someone who has done nothing to you.

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I would like to discuss about how some of us can sort of relate and understand some of the characters from the novel and predict what the future might look like for some of the characters based on what they go through the novel. The novel I believe is about how a person should never judge a book by its cover and it explores what someone from a minority group experiences through a personal level

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The novel The Fall of Rome by Martha Southgate is about race and class surrounding the main characters. I want to discuss how it's about race and class.