Discussion: The Peddler's Grandson by Ashley Walters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau Southern Jewish History en-us 2022-03-31 16:22:45 UTC 2024-04-03 12:29:07 UTC hello@padlet.com How does Cohen describe the Jackson of his youth? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123947624 2022-03-31 16:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123947624 How does he describe the Jewish community during this time? What is their position in broader Jackson society? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123948369 2022-03-31 16:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123948369 How do Jewish men's and women's world differ according to Cohen? Is this any different from Christian society? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123949379 2022-03-31 16:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123949379 How does going to public school begin to change everything? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123950484 2022-03-31 16:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123950484 In what ways is young Edward exposed to Christian culture through school? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123951389 2022-03-31 16:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123951389 What kinds of tensions do you see emerge between southern Christian and southern Jewish foodways in Cohen's telling? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123953066 2022-03-31 16:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123953066 Class and racial divisions occasionally appear in Cohen's memoir. What did you observe? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123954349 2022-03-31 16:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123954349 Cohen writes about his teenage years and his struggle to conform to Jackson society. How did he struggle? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123955695 2022-03-31 16:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123955695 What forms of antisemitism did Cohen experience as a Jewish kid in Jackson? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123957370 2022-03-31 16:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123957370 Cohen tells about a rather disturbing episode where he offended his cousin, Gary. What do you make of this story? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123958753 2022-03-31 16:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123958753 Is there anything else you'd like to talk about? ashleyewalters https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123959186 2022-03-31 16:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyewalters/k2is4vvoc1nv3oau/wish/2123959186