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1. Through her bleak imagery of Given's death, she portrays her experience of the loss of her brother in the woods, treated as though he is nothing but an animal, perhaps because of his race.

2. In her use of the repetition of "hunting accident", she calls to mind the fact that it was, in fact, not a hunting accident; rather, his death was covered up.

3. In the use of ironic juxtaposition, Ward displays that while Given did not see a difference between he and his football friends, they did, which ultimately led to his death.

1. Jesmyn Ward uses sentence structure to highlight the way that Given's white friends view him, despite Given's general liking for them, helping to highlight the theme of race.

2. Ward uses comparison to compare Given's harmless act of hunting to Given's own death, helping highlight the racial injustice that Given experiences.

3. Ward uses tone to convey the love that Leonie had for Given, and the ways she experiences her love of him and loss after his death.

1. Towards the beginning of the passage, Pop is fearful of Given hanging out with white boys and foreshadows a horrible event happening because the white boys "look at you and see difference."

2. Through the repetition of the phrase "hunting accident," Ward reminds the audience that it was not an accident and this cover story is a direct example of racial imbalance in society.

3. The comparison of the lifeless Given next to the Buck that he shot, shows how Micheal's cousin did not see Given as an equal human and emphasizes racial violence from privileged white people towards innocent African Americans.

The author uses blunt imagery to illustrate the tragic death of Leonie's older brother, which leaves a strain on her now detached emotions.

The book is placed at a time where social justice is unheard of. Given's death never reaches full justice and demonstrates the discrimination he received based on his skin color. Ward uses repetition to explain Leonie's disbelief in the alibi; Leonie is never gifted full closure and is therefore never able to move on from the tragic "accident"

Ward uses short, stubby sentences to paint Leonie's scared and frightened nature. Leonie is scarred by her brothers sudden death and fails to recover from the feelings attached to it.

1. The author uses extremely visual imagery to indicate how in depth and vivid Leonie remembers her brother and the events leading up to his death, meaning that she still has a deep attachment to the loss of her brother Given.

2. Direct dialogue from Big Joseph to Given's murderer shows the racist beliefs Big Joseph had towards people of color, although he was the sheriff of the town and should have respect towards everyone in his community.

3. Repetition of the phrase hunting accident, from the mouths of Big Joseph, Michael's uncle, and the cousin who killed Given represent the indication that Given's death was not just a "hunting accident" and may have been racially motivated.

1. Pop's warning and cautious speech before Given left for the hunt expresses clear foreshadowing to events Pop knows to happen.

2. Ward uses vivid visual imagery when describing Given laying in the woods with the men hovered over him by describing him laying in the pine needles as though it is casual, with beer cans scattered around him like Given's life was a joke.

   
   

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1. The direct characterization in the passage complements the divide that Leonie knows exists between white Americans and African Americans in Mississippi during this time period.

2. In addition, Pop's foreshadowing in the beginning of the passage confirms the fear he had of something bad happening to his son while associating with the opposite race.

3. The concerned dialogue at the passage's conclusion demonstrates the uneasiness of the "hunting accident" because of the social injustice that occurs during the incident.

   
   

1. Ward employs admiring imagery when Leonie is describing Given to show how she looked up to her older brother as a hero and struggled with loosing his inspiration in her life.

2. The repetition of "white boys" is used during the passage to convey the subtle distinction between races that was prominent in the novel showing the racial inequality taking place at the time.

3. Ward uses direct dialogue when Michael's uncle breaks the news of Given being shot by calling him a racial slur showing the lack of respect for Given and the normality of malicious slurs being used towards African Americans.

The comparison of Given to the buck shows how the boy who killed Given viewed him in a dehumanizing way, and how he only saw the competition with him as a way to feel superior. Leonie's narration compares their blood congealing together to show how Given's death was horrific to her.

In the court room, Leonie voice repeats the phrase "hunting accident" repeatedly, and each time, the intensity of the scene causes a pause around the words. This parallels Leonie's processing of her grieve throughout the book as never ending and cyclical.

In the court room, the boy who killed Given's "good" eye is pointing towards Big Joseph as he lies about the "hunting accident," while his "bad" eye is focused on Leonie and her family. This demonstrates how the racist systematic justice in the south focused on seeing the perpetrator as good, But it leaves the victims without justice.

1. Ward utilizes between comparisons humans and animals to display how the people of Bois viewed African Americans as less than.

2. Through her use of repetition, Ward emphasizes the racial injustice experienced by Leonie's family.

3. Ward uses complex sentence structure to shed light on the differences in the views of white and black people in the south.

1. Ward uses the repetition of "Hunting accident" to include how Michael's family hid how Given really died, and show the social injustice that occurs during and following the accident.

2. The use of gruesome imagery describing Given an hour after being shot portrays not only the racial issues present during the accident, but also foreshadows the racial issues Leonie will face for the rest of her life, not only with Michael's family but also with her family in the future.

3. Through comparison, Ward evaluates the similarities of the buck Given shot, and Given's dead body; both laying there cold and lifeless as their blood thickens. This comparison illustrates the loss Leonie is left with, and the irony of the "accident" as the buck is the "reason" Given was shot.

Claim 1: Pop and Given's conversation about Given's one-sided brotherly relationships with his teammates implies the impending hate crime Michael's cousin commits on Given out of racism and a weakened white superiority complex.

Claim 2: Ward's disturbingly vivid description of Given's death illustrates the brutality of hate crimes inflicted on Black people solely out of envy and a lack of care from White people about Black people's accomplishments.

Claim 3: Ward conveys through repetition how easily Big Joseph and Michael's uncle circumvented the consequences of obvious murder solely because the victim is Black.

•   Leonie’s description of Given shows how she looked up to and admired him and illustrates how close their relationship was.

•     Pops foreshadowing advice for Given before the hunting trip warning him to be careful around his teammates because they can only see him as different .

• The nonchalant and childlike demeanor of Michael’s cousin after murdering given in cold blood demonstrates the blatant racism and disregard for human life that was so common at the time.

claim 1: Ward uses foreboding dialogue when Pop warns Given of his ignorant white friends which provides foreshadowing to his tragic death.

claim 2: The imagery of Given persistently practicing with his bow and looking forward to the hunting trip with his "friends" leaves uneasiness with the readers, as both of these things will be the ultimate reason for his murder.

claim 3: Ward's use of anaphora by repeating the phrase "hunting accident" in the last paragraph implies the ease at which the white boy's family could justify Given's murder and evidence of the racial injustice continuedly experienced in the deep south.

BP1: As Ward uses a flashback to communicate how Leonie faced many struggles with the loss of her brother, she creates a foundation of racial discrimination to set up the story of Given's death. This flashback shows how the boys who don't look like Given view him as less worthy and less valuable than themselves.

BP2: Imagery is used to exemplify how confident the other boys were that Given could not beat them because they thought of themselves very highly. Ward uses this imagery to help better describe the mindsets that the other boys had on that day - they thought for sure that they would beat Given because they thought so little of him.

BP3: Sensory language is used as Ward states that the uncle, the cousin, and the sheriff all said, "Hunting accident." It clearly was not an accident, but this language shows how they were going to say that lie until the end. This was a racial event, not simply an accident.

In the 2017 novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward conveys Leonie's complicated struggle with personal loss, race, and social justice through the use of repetition, descriptive imagery, and foreshadowing. The passage reveals the emotional detachment and numbness Leonie experienced in the aftermath of her brother's death.

1. Ward uses the repetition of the phrase "hunting accident" to emphasize the community's effort to cover up the truth behind Given's racially motivated death, revealing how the justice system unfairly treats individuals based on race.

2. Ward incorporates descriptive imagery and vivid details to illustrate the cruel reality of Given’s death and the impact racial hatred had on it.

3. Foreshadowing in Pop’s warning about racial differences hints at the brutal outcome of Given’s death.

Claim 1:

• Through the use of vivid imagery, the readers can understand the disrespect black Americans, such as Given, went through during this time period, and how it affects the people around them, Leonie, Given’s sister.

Claim 2:

• During the trial for the murder of Given, the repetition of the phrase "hunting accident" was used multiple times to show how persistent Big Joseph, Michael's uncle, and Michael's cousin were on covering up the murder to protect themselves.

Claim 3:

• The use of intricate sentence structure portrays the differing views Given has for his white teammates and how those "brother like" teammates viewed Given.

1. Ward uses dark imagery to illustrate the pain that Leonie feels towards recalling the murder of her brother Given, while also portraying the racial injustice Black Americans faced in Mississippi.

2. Through the use of repetition, Ward shows the excuse created to justify Given's death, further proving the unjust nature of the incident with racism at the roots of the murder.

3. Ward uses comparison when describing Given and the buck that was killed to convey the animalistic nature of the incident.