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Great job on the annotations which have been turned in so far! I'm looking forward to this discussion.  Please read your peer's insights carefully and consider whether you agree or disagree with their interpretation of the evidence!

You will present your annotations to the class on Wed. 4/29 via this Padlet.  During our class time you will post your two strongest annotations and central idea statement.  Be sure to include the title of the story and your name in the heading.  Everyone will then use the Padlet as a resource to complete annotations for the other two stories finishing their annotations chart.

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Tone: "when buying cotton to make yourself a nice blouse, be sure that it doesn’t have gum in it, because that way it won’t hold up well after a wash;"| The tone is like giving a l or advice so humorous and seriousness. It allows for the Daughter to understand and learn from the mother.|
Central Character: "but I don’t sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school; this is how to sew on a button; this is how to make a buttonhole for the button you have just sewed on;"|The central character is the mother because she is talking mostly by giving insight to what adulthood looks like from day to day.|
Setting: "Wash the white clothes on Monday and put them on a stone heap; wash the colored clothes on Tuesday and put them on the clothesline to dry"|I would say they’re outside talking while hanging clothes.|

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Character | “ on Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming.” (1) | Her mother throughout the whole story gives her rules and advice on how she is supposed to live her life as a lady, that the path she is heading on is wrong.
Conflict | “ This is how to hem a dress when you see the hem coming down and so to prevent yourself from looking like the slut I know you are so bent on becoming;”(1) | The conflict is man vs. man the mother is trying to help prevent the girl turning into a slut, so her mother is teaching her the way she is supposed to live her life and the “rules” to play by and follow to prevent her living the life of a slut.
Tone | “; don’t squat down to play marbles—you are not a boy, you know”(1) | The tone in the story is very aggressive,gender inequality, caring, and concerned but her in this quote is where her mother tells her not to squat because she is not boy, as if squatting while playing a game is for a certain gender.

Possible central idea statement:
We as women are expected to follow the "norms" on how to properly be a lady.

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Setting

‘’wash the color clothes on Tuesday and put them on the clothesline to dry’’(1).

The quote shows the setting is from older times because they use a clothesline. Since the setting takes place in a different time this means the thoughts aganist the girl are very common.

Tone

‘’ this is how to hem a dress when you see the hem coming down and so to prevent yourself from looking like the slut I know you are so bent on becoming’’(1).

The mom’s tone is rude and judgemental which creates the girl to feel attacked and attempt to follow her mother's wishes.

Possible Central Idea Statement: The central idea is about how society tries to belittle a girl without truly knowing her

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Literary devices | “ My hands began to fan out, grow like a liar's nose until they hung by my side like low weights. “ (2) This show the reader imagery and it can be inferred shes tired.

Setting | “You musn't speak to wharf-rat boys” (320) this term is really old so the setting must have taken place in the late 1960's.

central idea statement: The Danger of Female Sexuality

this is proven because the mother the whole story is telling her to not be a slut and be a good girl. she worries its too easy to manipulate young women and she does not want that. most of the population frowns upon sluts so there is good reason.

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central conflict- “Try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming” (320 Jamaica Kincaid) | It seems as though whoever is talking to the girl is positive on them becoming a “slut” so they bombard her with all these things to do that will make her act like a “proper” lady.  It is pertinant to the main conflict of this story because a girl can simply walk a certian way and be percived as a slut and yet it is normal and sometimes even encouraged for men to have sex with many woman and yet they arnt called sluts for it. The stereotypes and oppression against women is still apparent today and may be for years and years in the future due to deep rooted misogyny.

Setting | “You musn't speak to wharf-rat boys” (320 Jamaica Kincaid)  | By the specific slang used in this short story the reader can infer that the period this story takes place is around the 1960s. This also tells the reader that the misogyny and oppression against women was accepted as normal and women were expected to follow society's roles and standards for them.

Possible Central Idea Statement: Women have unrealistic and unfair expectations and standards put on them by society simply because they are women.

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Central Character  | “Not that I was her favorite granddaughter or anything special. I wasn’t even pretty or nice like my older sisters and I just couldn’t do the girl things they could do” (32).  | This is describing the main character and how the girl is so different from her sisters. Due to the girl being so different it can create tension between the sister’s since they have nothing in common. This is why she spent most of her time at her Abuelita's because at least there she didn’t feel so different she felt useful there.
Setting | “On Abuelita’s porch, I would puncture holes in the bottom of the coffee cans with a nail and a precise hit of a hammer” (33).  | The story takes place at the Abuleita’s house who happens to be experiencing her last few days of life. The girl enjoyed being here because she felt safe and secure, unlike when she was with her Mom at home.
Possible Central Idea Statement: Humans a lot of the time try to be strong and not let people in, but during tragic times one may need to break free. This can help one realize how important they are in one’s life or it may cause them to have a different perspective on life.

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“Abuelita would wait for me at the top step of her porch, holding a hammer and nail and empty coffee cans” (33).

The SETTING  takes place at the girl’s dying abuelita’s house where she worked and helped her. The girl grew very comfortable here.

CONFLICT

“I guess I became angry and just so tired of the quarrels and beatings and unanswered prayers and my hands just there hanging helplessly by my side” (36).

This quote shows the anger in the granddaughter’s words because her grandma was dying and the prayers to heal her were not being acknowledged.

Possible Central Idea Statement:

The central idea of “The Moths” is that you never truly learn to appcriate someone until they are gone.

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language | “it true that you sing benna in Sunday school?; always eat your food in such a way that it won’t turn someone else’s stomach” (1 Kincaid) | The language and diction used is very harsh and demeaning. The mother is very judgey and by the harsh words used she obviously does not approve of her daughter.

Tone  | “this is how to hem a dress when you see the hem coming down and so to prevent yourself from looking like the 🤬 I know you are so bent on becoming” (1 Kincaid) | The tone is negative and mean. The mother assumes the worst of her daughter which is very negative. This shows that the mother doesn't think much of her and thus thinks she should judge her and show her how to control every aspect of her life.

Possible Central Idea Statement: a parents words can follow their child for years to come

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central conflict- “on Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming”(page 1).This contributes to the central idea because it shows the relationship between a mother and her daughter, trying to set all these rules and boundaries so society won't judge her, as well as  degrading her and her emotions in the process.
setting-“this is how you set a table for dinner; this is how you set a table for dinner with an important guest; this is how you set a table for lunch; this is how you set a table for breakfast”(page 4).The setting takes place obviously in their home as the mother goes about how to do and act like a woman in society, using household items. This ties back to the central idea referring that this is how women should be seen in the world.
central idea statement-The short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid emphasizes importance towards women in society and that  they should be given respect, and the choice  to become whomever they desire without society judging them.

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Language: ”that hour or minute or second when the sun is finally defeated, finally sinks into the realization that it cannot, with all its power to heal or burn, exist forever,”
- The personification of the sun shows that not even the sun is everlasting. It comes and goes everyday but everything has to come to an end eventually. (5)

Point of View: ”Dying is lonely and I wanted to go to where the moths were”
- The first person point of view that the author uses allows the reader to connect directly to the main character as we can hear her thoughts and feelings. The quote shows how she feels about death and her own mortality. (6)

Central Idea Statement: In the short story “The Moths”, Viramontes explores the ideas of one's own mortality and that all things must come to an end.

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Point of view: “...what with grownups playin change-up and turnin you round every which way so bad. And don’t even say they sorry” (20). The story is told through the eyes of Hazel, a young girl who realizes as the story progresses that adults cannot be trusted. This point of view allows the readers to understand just how young and immature Hazel actually is, through her stubborn belief that her uncle had really promised to marry her. She does not understand the way adults behave, and believes that they lie to children to be cruel.

Conflict: “And now I’m really furious cause I get so tired grownups messin over kids just cause they little and can’t take em to court” (17). The story focuses on the general distrust between children and adults. By using several examples from Hazel’s life, the author emphasizes the betrayal children feel when they are lied to by adults, even if those lies are unintentional.

Central Idea: One's words are binding, and promises made should be honored.

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Point of view  | “I WAS fourteen years old when Abuelita requested my help” (1) | The first person narrative can lead the reader to feel more connected and personal to the character so they have better understanding of the story.

Literary devices | “ My hands began to fan out, grow like a liar's nose until they hung by my side like low weights. “ (2) | This simile can lead the reader to understand that this is a young girl who has an insecurity of her hands and know the character.

Central Idea: When one loses something they appreciate it more.

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Setting

“I would jump up the porch steps, knock on the screen door as I Wiped my feet, and call, Abuelita” (35)

This quote describes how excited the granddaughter was to be at her grandma's house and with joy she jumps waiting for her grandmother to open her door. The granddaughter and grandmother have a tight bond.

Point of view

“I wasn't even pretty or nice like my older sisters and I just couldn't do the girl things they could do”  (34)
This quote describes how the main character feels towards herself. Not very confident or positive. This quote is of huge importance because throughout the story there is the downfall talk of her, and she seems to be the “ugly duckling” of the family.

Central Idea
The moment one passes a life is reborn