Born a Crime by: Trevor Noah by Megan Cherne https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime en-us 2020-03-05 16:16:36 UTC 2023-01-22 18:53:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/212542668/699e0d248592a14f4749fe07273c0399/trevor.jpg Trevor Noah Today megan_cherne https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/457077078 2020-03-09 18:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/457077078 What is the danger of a single story? megan_cherne https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/457083504 2020-03-09 18:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/457083504 kanimolipar3278 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/982351238 Throughout Trevor Noah's early life, he has been treated as a criminal due to him being a mixed child during the apartheid. When he discovers that there was an opportunity to escape, and their family chose not to and stay in their country, how did this impact his and his family's life and how did it separate him from other mixed kids in South Africa? How could have this impacted him into his adult life?]]> 2020-12-03 02:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/982351238 What significant role do you think the church played in Noah's life? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983583113 2020-12-03 13:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983583113 sophiawan6153 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983587817 In Chapter 1, Run, Trevor associates the churches he went to with their racial makeup. How might this reflect the different racial communities in South Africa (status, environment, values, culture) ?]]> 2020-12-03 13:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983587817 shanebod4086 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983590850 Throughout the first few chapters, Trevor Noah displays the atrocities that happened during Apartheid. Why do you think that we were not taught about how grotesque Apartheid was and should it be taught in our curriculum? Why?]]> 2020-12-03 13:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983590850 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983592342 In the First Chapter of Born a Crime Trevor Noah explains in South Africa that intercourse with the other race was illegal since 1927. Going into the next chapter he explains to readers that basically him being alive and him being a product of the illegal practice of intercourse between races makes his whole life a crime. How do you think the fact that he is actually born a crime affects him? Do you think the apartheid is similar to the segregation of America in the 1880's-1970's, if so how similar?]]> 2020-12-03 13:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983592342 Trevor Noah's mom is said to go to 3 different churches with primarily white churches, primarily black churches, and mixed churches what impact do u think this had on Trevor's life. https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983609940 2020-12-03 13:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983609940 Trevor Noah describes the unjust laws put in place by the different people of South Africa. Instead of coming together, they create a divide which plays a huge part in Trevor Noah's life. How does the collision the different groups of South Africa create division and how does this affect Noah's upbringing? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983610957 2020-12-03 13:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983610957 Born a Crime Week 1 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983620548 Trevor Noah talks about the three churches that he went to as a child every Sunday. What does this say about the sectionalized nature of apartheid in South Africa at the time?]]> 2020-12-03 13:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983620548 Born a Crime Week 1 harshitbha7944 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983731738 Noah lived in secrecy and his very existence was a crime, as his mother and father were of differing races, which was illegal at the time in Africa, making his very existence a crime. Segregation in apartheid is a big part of his life and he is treated differently. He lived in a very religious place where church held a big role. How would the strict apartheid rules effect his upbringing?]]> 2020-12-03 14:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983731738 palokpat3159 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983762135 Would his situation be different if he was fully black instead of mixed? ]]> 2020-12-03 14:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983762135 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983776318 Noah begins the book about being thrown from a moving car. Why do you think he chose to begin his narrative with this specific anecdote?

]]> 2020-12-03 14:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983776318 badhribha4915 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983934265 What is the importance of the phrase "bloodless revolution" on page 12 and how does it affect Noah's purpose]]> 2020-12-03 14:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983934265 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983942380 In Chapter 4, Trevor explains how he felt more like a belonged with black people because he has spent his while life to that point surrounded by them. How would he life have been different if instead he has been around white people instead?]]> 2020-12-03 14:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983942380 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983945874 Throughout the parts I have read, it seems that the book is just chapters of his memory and not action filled with him trying to survive and run away, will the whole book be like that? 
Also, in chapter 2 or 3 he mentions his mother died so this book is him telling his childhood, but will it ever show us his mom dying. ]]> 2020-12-03 14:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983945874 In chapter 2, Trevor Noah explains that his mother needed to hide him when he was a child because he was mixed-race. How could this impact his life as adult? karthikrajaru4304 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983965283 2020-12-03 14:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/983965283 How do you think that fact that he went down the B class affect his life later on? roshansir7200 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984002941 2020-12-03 15:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984002941 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984009809 Throughout the chapters that I have read he seemed very calm and lighthearted through the difficult times. I want to learn more about why he is like this? Is this a characteristic of him, why is he like this? 

]]> 2020-12-03 15:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984009809 How would Trevor's life have changed, if at all, if he stayed in the A class instead of moving to the B class? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984112097 2020-12-03 15:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984112097 Noah said that his family sees him as white but the rest of society sees him as colored. How does this type of contradiction impact his identity? How has being treated differently by his own community influenced his identity nithilanela1258 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984243741 2020-12-03 15:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984243741 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984341879 Within Trevor Noah's early life, he is easily seen as mischievous, yet the society he grew up in was very harsh and divisive. How could his identity be defined or altered within the large contrast between the characteristics between himself and his society? -Justin Lee]]> 2020-12-03 16:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984341879 Why was it that it was Illegal to be mixed but it was legal to be colored? georgewan5189 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984344525 2020-12-03 16:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984344525 What effects did the apartheid have even after it ended? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984351827 2020-12-03 16:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984351827 What was the importance of the police state in South Africa during apartheid? varunkar4119 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984390725 2020-12-03 16:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984390725 I wonder if Trevor Noah's mom told him that she wanted to have him just to make him feel wanted. Maybe he really was an accident. https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984766809 2020-12-03 17:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984766809 Trevor Noah is a real person thrinavsat4838 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984892037 2020-12-03 17:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/984892037 kailabab0086 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988108421 Throughout the beginning of the novel, Trevor Noah provides humorous sections along with very serious topics. Why does he utilize humor and what affect does it have on the book?]]> 2020-12-04 16:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988108421 anshulra8845 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988149311 In Trevor Noah's childhood, his mother made him learn several languages anywhere from English to Zulu. How would learning these various languages help him in the future as an adult?]]> 2020-12-04 16:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988149311 So far throughout the novel, Trevor Noah has a humorous tone. Why do you think he utilizes this while talking about serious topics? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988459099 2020-12-04 17:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988459099 Metaphor nehajag5587 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988466496 I notice that he used a metaphor about being thrown out of an airplane when there was an option of using a parachute and compared it to his experience growing up as a mixed child in the apartheid of South Africa and the alternative his family had of leaving.]]> 2020-12-04 17:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988466496 I noticed that he compared a lot of serious things from his childhood to things that our generation can relate to including movies, along with certain phrases https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988476375 2020-12-04 17:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/988476375 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006076927 Trevor Noah grew up knowing both sides to living in South Africa- being Black and having to suffer, and being white and living without concerns. How do you think this allowed him to grow as a person and how do these experiences influence a child? ]]> 2020-12-10 13:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006076927 sophiawan6153 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006078823 In Chapter 5, Trevor writes about how his mother's experience as the "second girl" - unwanted and having no place of belonging. How might this have impacted the way she raised Trevor - the "middle child" of whites and blacks? ]]> 2020-12-10 13:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006078823 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006079659 What is the significance of the following quote: “It is easier to be an insider as an outsider than to be an outsider as an insider.”]]> 2020-12-10 13:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006079659 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006080520 This chapter talks about how deep the apartheid truly was. What lasting effects (if any) do you think the apartheid had on Africa and its people? ]]> 2020-12-10 13:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006080520 How does Noah identify in his community? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006081535 2020-12-10 13:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006081535 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006084719 How does Trevor Noah's innocence as a child blinds his thoughts and opinions about the way race works even in his own family?]]> 2020-12-10 13:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006084719 palokpat3159 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006140784 How would Trevor's life be different if he didn't move out of Soweto? ]]> 2020-12-10 14:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006140784 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006142362 What is Trevor Noah trying to say about his identity when he mentions that his only way to connect with other people was through language. ]]> 2020-12-10 14:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006142362 kanimolipar3278 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006301257 Throughout Chapter 4, we see how Trevor Noah learns multiple African languages to communicate with his black peers. How does language transcend race in South Africa, and what significant role did it play in Noah's life?]]> 2020-12-10 14:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006301257 karthikrajaru4304 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006390067 Trevor notes that most of the other children did not have fathers because they were working low pay high work jobs. Why did Trevor note this disparity?]]> 2020-12-10 14:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006390067 badhribha4915 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006411749 What was the importance of Noah bringing up British racism vs. Afrikaner racism?]]> 2020-12-10 15:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006411749 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006441409 Trevor talks about how growing up in Eden's Park he didn't have many friends, because people considered him to be different from them. What could he have done to make more friends?]]> 2020-12-10 15:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006441409 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006474576 Why doesn't his mom kick her abusive boyfriend out of the house?]]> 2020-12-10 15:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006474576 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006492404 Why does he agree with Maralyen choice of leaving him for the white boy? 

]]> 2020-12-10 15:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006492404 How does Trever Noah being "Born a Crime" impact his relationship with his community? nithilanela1258 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006521536 2020-12-10 15:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006521536 Trevor Noah grew up on both sides of Africa, and he had different experiences with different races. How do you think that impacted his character? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006796401 2020-12-10 16:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006796401 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006800753 Trevor Noah's schooling experience was something that could be considered very controversial. How can this separation of classes through an exam support his ideals of a broken society?- Justin Lee ]]> 2020-12-10 16:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006800753 varunkar4119 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006801159 How did learning to respond to people in their own languages help Trevor Noah later in his life?]]> 2020-12-10 16:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006801159 Why do you think that speaking the same language as someone is more powerful than being the same color? georgewan5189 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006801262 2020-12-10 16:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1006801262 Did Trevor Noah ever tell his mom that day he threw away his poop in the trash can? If so how did she react? snehalman4161 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1007282978 2020-12-10 18:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1007282978 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1007284755 How would Trevors life be different if he lived with both his parents]]> 2020-12-10 18:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1007284755 Does Trevor take advantage of being bad because he knows he will not be disciplined? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1007300990 2020-12-10 18:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1007300990 His mom and dad got toegther even though it was illegal, will trevor follow their footsteps. https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1009897165 2020-12-11 14:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1009897165 sidharthra5121 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1009915553 After seeing the deep effect of apartheid on Trevor and his community, how does apartheid affect South Africa and other countries to this day?]]> 2020-12-11 14:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1009915553 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1009918242 How will Trevor take the experiences with his parents in Africa shape his future life?]]> 2020-12-11 14:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1009918242 anshulra8845 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1010230306 Throughout this book, there are many examples where Patricia supports Trevor Noah’s rebellious opinions and actions. How did Patricia’s parenting and her similar rebellious style of Trevor Noah affect how he grew up?]]> 2020-12-11 16:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1010230306 kailabab0086 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1010268154 I noticed that often times, although the two disagreed a lot, Trevor Noah and his mother were very much alike with their beliefs on unjust rules/loopholes and just with their character. We also saw that Trevor's father was not around as much, but in what way did his father influence his character?]]> 2020-12-11 16:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1010268154 I think chapter 4 really connects to our world today. Trevor Noah talks about his life growing up and how racist thoughts that occurred then, still do today. How do you think people´s beliefs today are influenced by the past? nicoleamr4083 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1010562026 2020-12-11 17:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1010562026 sophiawan6153 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027665466 Trevor often utilizes humor, sarcasm, and irony when he tackles more difficult and controversial subjects. Does this approach add to or take away from the weight of the issue and how?]]> 2020-12-17 13:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027665466 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027667533 In this week's reading we see Trevor tell a variety stories each with their own humorous moments but they also maintain a level of seriousness. How do you think Noah uses humor in Born a crime? And why do you think he uses it in this way?]]> 2020-12-17 13:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027667533 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027670077 How do you think the constant moves and lack of friends due to racism affected Noah’s psyche and led him to be the person he is today?]]> 2020-12-17 13:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027670077 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027671469
  • After Teddy got arrested for shoplifting, he was expelled from the school. If Trevor had accused one of the white kids being listed by the teachers, what punishment do you think he would have received? Would it have been different?

    • ]]>     2020-12-17 13:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027671469     Do you think the audio book would create a different feel for the readers coming right from Trevor Noah himself? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027672340 2020-12-17 13:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027672340 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027672812 Trevor Noah brings up the point that Germans learn about the Holocaust in complete depth and so do British children regarding colonialism (to some degree), yet in America, we get a very nationalistic view of history without much of our failure. Is there an extent to which we should be limiting our history? How would our society be different if we were taught the full extent of racism? ]]> 2020-12-17 13:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027672812 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027694767 How does Trevor Noah's use of sarcasm, irony, and humor affect his coming of age story and how we perceive his development as a child?]]> 2020-12-17 13:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027694767 palokpat3159 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027786950 How does Trevor's immature behavior of watching porn affect his perspective about Babiki?]]> 2020-12-17 14:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027786950 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027972245 Throughout the novel, Trevor narrates a lot of his experiences with a lighthearted and humorous tone, but the topics he covers are also very serious in nature. How does his approach to covering these topics affect the impact they make on the reader?]]> 2020-12-17 15:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027972245 Trevor seems like one of those people who turn upsetting moments into funny ones so it does not seem as bad towards the reader but why does he do this? Is he just used to all these moments that it is funny? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027973893 2020-12-17 15:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027973893 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027977500 Trevor didn't understand the seriousness of "Hitler" when he went to the Jewish school to DJ. He talks about how school in South Africa don't get emotional while teaching, they just go by facts. This is also seen in Trevor's character. He doesn't really get emotional, how does this affect him as a person and contribute to his story? ]]> 2020-12-17 15:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1027977500 How does the events that he went through growing up affect him now? roshansir7200 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028007635 2020-12-17 15:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028007635 Why do you think Trevor uses humor, sarcasm, and irony? roshansir7200 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028015089 2020-12-17 15:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028015089 Lesson Learned https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028020783 What lesson/story/moral has been the most important to Trevor so far, and how has that lesson helped him through growing up under Apartheid?]]> 2020-12-17 15:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028020783 Trevor's dad aparnabud3392 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028066913 Although Trevor wanted to get some insight on his dad, it backfired when he tried to ask his father questions, and he felt he was being interrogated. They were able to move on in their relationship after Trevor started interviewing him. ]]> 2020-12-17 15:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028066913 Family https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028079296 What is the importance of having a close connection with your loved ones?

    ]]>     2020-12-17 15:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028079296     Trevor uses humor many times to describe his memories, although a lot of the time, the topic can be very serious to other people. Why do you think he incorporates comedy? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028282354 2020-12-17 16:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028282354 George Wang https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028284792 Why do you think Trevor uses satire and other forms of humor when talking about serious topics such as racism and apartheid]]> 2020-12-17 16:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028284792 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028335477 What do you think Trevor Noah recognized within people when he experienced Abel acting so violent towards the boy and man? -Justin Lee ]]> 2020-12-17 16:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028335477 varunkar4119 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028347740 What is the impact of the different types of racism that existed in South Africa near the end of apartheid on Trevor Noah?]]> 2020-12-17 16:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028347740 snehalman4161 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028717718 Do you think Trevor Noah purposefully tries to down play serious issues to make it less serious?]]> 2020-12-17 17:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1028717718 how does trevor noah use comical syntax to contextualize racism? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1029640849 2020-12-17 22:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1029640849 snehalman4161 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1064139098 I notice that Trevor Noah continues to create relationships and bridges between different cultures which give him more opportunities.]]> 2021-01-07 17:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1064139098 kailabab0086 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1067717710 In Chapter 17, it was very concerning how Trevor's mother wanted to punish him before the world did. Because he's black, his mother expected the world to be cruel to him and this feels like such a sad truth. Isn't this evident in recent events? With the BLM movement, people are becoming more aware that there is great injustice in the world when it comes to race despite the fact that this should have all ended earlier with the Civil Rights movement. It is a sad reality that people must prepare to be treated wrongly as a result of the color of their skin.]]> 2021-01-08 16:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1067717710 Why do you think Trevor is so invested in his mother and what does this say about https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078415475 2021-01-12 13:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078415475 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078427267 2021-01-12 13:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078427267 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078428369 Has this book changed your perception of certain things that it addressed? If so, how?]]> 2021-01-12 13:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078428369 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078444261 Do you have any idea what Trevor Noah's purpose is as we end the book?]]> 2021-01-12 13:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078444261 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078450169 What are examples of coming of age as a reoccurring theme towards the end? ]]> 2021-01-12 13:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078450169 Why is so Trevor so invested in his mother and what does this say about her role in his personal development? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078454733 2021-01-12 13:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078454733 badhribha4915 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078778077 Has reading this book changed how you view different current events or your perspectives towards certain topics?]]> 2021-01-12 14:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078778077 Why did his mother ignore Trevor’s thoughts on Abel? How was this significant to Trevor's life? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078779784 2021-01-12 14:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078779784 varunram5120 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078790078 2021-01-12 14:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078790078 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078792700 I was kinda upset by the ending. Where did he talk his brothers?
    The hospital really was asking about money at this moment? I thought doctors took an oath to serve and protect all patients. ]]>     2021-01-12 14:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1078792700     Now that we have finished the book, what takeaways do you have or what lessons have you learned? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1079188555 2021-01-12 16:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1079188555 What is the importance that Trevor's mother had on his life? Thoughts on a lot of the book being on his mother rather solely focused on himself? varunkar4119 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1079194129 2021-01-12 16:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1079194129 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1079198892 Trevor Noah is someone who has undoubtedly suffered many challenges, yet has strove through them in order to become very successful today. What can the audience learn from Trevor Noah's experiences to better themselves in facing challenges? -Justin Lee]]> 2021-01-12 16:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1079198892 What is the impact of the injury to his mother on Trevor's life since she meant so much to him? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1087097646 2021-01-14 13:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1087097646 Chapter 2 Week 1 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1949559925 “She would hold my hand or carry me … bag of weed” (28) shows the struggles that Trevor faced. His mother wasn’t truly or unapologetically able to show others that Trevor was hier son because of the rules of the apartheid.  -- Aparnaa]]> 2021-12-15 14:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1949559925 Week 1 Chapter 2 ashishbas9854 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1949577446 "'Why? Why didn't we just leave? Why didn't we go to Switzerland?'
    'Because I am not Swiss,' she said, as stubborn as ever. 'This is my country. Why should I leave?'" (Noah 31)
    Trevor Noah's mother was very opinionated and would also act through what she believed in, even when it might not have been the best case scenario for Trevor and even herself. If she had accepted that sometimes her ideas might not have been the wisest, how could this have differently shaped Trevor's childhood and lifestyle instead of being hidden from society? - Ashish ]]>     2021-12-15 14:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1949577446     https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1949772783 Why do you think that Trevor's mom got shot?]]> 2021-12-15 15:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1949772783 bhargavcha8812 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1949989494 Trevor Noah's mother is a person who has withheld abuse from others for simple things like travelling without a man. We all come from a different cultural background, have any of our parents had this issue?]]> 2021-12-15 17:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1949989494 Week 1 Chapters 1-3 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1950007573 What are Trevor's mother's motivations? What made her want to commit a crime and make it more difficult for herself and her child? How does her motivations influence Trevor's way of thinking?
    - Summer Leung]]>     2021-12-15 17:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1950007573     Week 1 pages 1-57 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1950209264 "It was illegal to be mixed... but it was not illegal to be colored." (Noah 28) Trevor is forced to live a life as a "criminal" as he was born mixed. Negative connotations of racism towards Trevor are made in the following pages as Trevor's grandma wanted to punish him, however, she didn't because she didn't want to kill him. Why are mixed children discriminated upon even after 20+ years of freedom (South Africa was liberated in 1961) -Varshith]]> 2021-12-15 18:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1950209264 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1950307826 Why/How do you think Trevor Noah grew up to be a comedian considering his tragic backstory and upbringing? - Ahad, Udayan, Anurag

    ]]>     2021-12-15 19:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1950307826     ayaanapra3007 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988240691 Trevor being a mixed race child during apartheid meant that at school he didn't fit in anywhere; neither with the white kids nor with the black kids. Because of feeling like an outcast Trevor learned multiple languages as a way to remove the barrier between him and his peers. In this day and age is language the only barrier to human connection?. ]]> 2022-01-12 13:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988240691 Week 2 Chapters 4-7 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988712911 Trevor Noah actively embraces and chooses his black identity over his white identity, as there are no other colored people he can relate to. How does this shape his views on racism, the apartheid, and white people?
    - Summer Leung]]>     2022-01-12 17:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988712911     Week 2 Chapters 4-7 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988718543 Trevor Noah uses languages as a form of code switching and connecting to others. What other ways does he adapt his personality to others? - Summer Leung, our group discussion]]> 2022-01-12 17:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988718543 Week 2 Chapters 4-7 henrimar9458 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988751943 Throughout Trevor's childhood, we can begin to see the formation of his personality today. Do you think that by becoming a comedian, Trevor is continuing to reflect his childhood desire to find loopholes around the law and break the rules?]]> 2022-01-12 17:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988751943 https://www.history.com/topics/africa/apartheid https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988825993 2022-01-12 18:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1988825993 Week 2 madochay8964 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1989019304 The comparison Trevor draws in chapter 4 between his life inside and outside of school shows just how much racism managed to permeate South Africa and his life, as he had to learn multiple different languages and learned to be treated in wholly different ways by both adults with already established views and the kids in his elementary school.]]> 2022-01-12 19:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1989019304 Week 3 Chapters 8-11 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1999293211 According to Trevor, he was a colored person who did not want to be colored culturally. This philosophy impacted how he fit into school dynamics and social groups. While he adapted to get along with everyone, was he ever bothered by being a constant outsider? - Summer Leung]]> 2022-01-19 01:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1999293211 Week 3 Chapters 8-11 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1999297251 In witnessing his mother's boyfriend Abel beating another boy, how did Trevor distinguish between revenge and hate/violence?
    - Summer Leung]]>     2022-01-19 01:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/1999297251     How does Trevor's experiences in Apartheid contribute to his current character? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000392187 2022-01-19 13:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000392187 Born a Crime Week 1 rayyanha2454 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000407350 What was the turning point in Trevor's life as he was faced with lots of adversity and violence but still came out to be a successful and open comedian?]]> 2022-01-19 13:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000407350 rayyanha2454 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000417622 How does Trevor feel he belongs in society as with his past events and trauma he could feel his experiences as distanced?]]> 2022-01-19 13:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000417622 How does Trevor Noah's mother shape the way he views Apartheid? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000429706 2022-01-19 13:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000429706 rayyanha2454 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000431166 For Trevor as a comedian who sometimes does make controversial takes, to what extent does his past life effect his career?]]> 2022-01-19 13:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000431166 How does Trevor's commitment to religion shape the way he views his surroundings? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000431202 2022-01-19 13:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000431202 Artifacts: https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000526521 https://www.britannica.com/topic/apartheid
    https://www.history.com/news/apartheid-policies-photos-nelson-mandela#:~:text=Pass%20laws%20and%20apartheid%20policies,up%20businesses%20in%20white%20areas.
    These artifacts are associated with the impacts of the apartheid on life in South Africa. Explains the history behind Trevor's experiences.
    - Aparnaa A.
    ]]>     2022-01-19 14:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2000526521     Week 3 Chapters 8-11 tetyanakle1991 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001011521 How different would Trevor's life have had been if his father was present throughout his childhood?]]> 2022-01-19 17:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001011521 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/10/world/south-africa-integrates-some-schools.html https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001135076 2022-01-19 18:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001135076 Affairs of the heart (Part 2) https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001210753 Would Trevor Noah be where he's at right now if he didn't experience discrimination from him being mixed? We think he would live a life void of being a comedian.]]> 2022-01-19 18:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001210753 Chapter 8 madochay8964 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001310796 Noah seemingly skipped past a lot of his life when talking about his father, was it simply because nothing eventful happened or was it because the events weren’t important to the story he was telling, or something else?]]> 2022-01-19 19:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001310796 Trevor's sense of Humor - UD https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001331202 I have noticed that all good comedians and Trevor Noah use past trauma as comedy material. From him pooing inside his house 
    to his mother getting shot in the head Trevor
     never fails to make light of a situation ]]>     2022-01-19 19:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2001331202     Week 4 Chapters 12-15 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2013956268 Trevor Noah comments that although he was talented, he could not have succeeded in his business if he did not have access to resources from Andrew. How do these dynamics play out in a larger scale in South Africa? - Summer Leung]]> 2022-01-26 16:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2013956268 Week 4 Chapters 12-15 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2013959460 For the first time mentioned in the novel, Trevor is faced with a language barrier with his date to the matric. How does this shape how he thinks about language and connection? - Summer Leung]]> 2022-01-26 16:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2013959460 henrimar9458 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2014061331 What does Trevor's experience with almost being arrested after stealing chocolates show about people preconceived notions about race. ]]> 2022-01-26 17:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2014061331 tetyanakle1991 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2014075304 How does Trevor not being able to communicate with his crush in chapter 12, and not letting himself express his feelings and emotions show how he's closed off to certain people. ]]> 2022-01-26 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2014075304 https://web.stanford.edu/~jbaugh/saw/Lizet_Education_Inequity.html https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2014185238 2022-01-26 18:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2014185238 Because we are nearing the end of the novel, what was the main struggle, his racial issues or identity? https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2014408733 2022-01-26 19:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2014408733 Week 5 Chapters 16-18 (end) https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2023844471 When Trevor became an adult and chose to break ties with his mother and Abel, how did this experience shape his relationship and thoughts towards domestic abuse? How did his maturity shape how he viewed his mother? - Summer Leung]]> 2022-02-01 17:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2023844471 Week 5 Chapters 16-18 (end) https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2023858273 Trevor makes a point to emphasize that poor people, good people, can make mistakes and break the law because they are ignorant and desperate and are punished because they are ignorant. Is that the case in the United States? Have there been any attempts to change this? - Summer Leung]]> 2022-02-01 17:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2023858273 tetyanakle1991 https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2025846609 Why do you think that Patricia started treating Andrew differently than Trevor (not hitting him and disciplining him)?]]> 2022-02-02 17:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_cherne/bornacrime/wish/2025846609