https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm A novel in dialogue en-us 2016-12-07 14:52:12 UTC 2016-12-09 02:15:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png Rvrsw11327 https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142371341 In the first chapter, there is a lot explaining going on about the people in the book.  Will is one of the main characters and he is a slave.  His wife, Mattie,  and his daughter, Emma, all work together on the Butler plantation.  Emma takes care of the Master's daughters, and Mattie and Will make sure everything is in order.  One thing I noticed about how the book is written, is that the slave do not speak right, and when it says their name when they are about to speak, it is not capitalized and they do not have last names.  The white people have last names, and their names are written more formally when they are speaking. I cannot give text evidence for this because it would just be one word out of the book, to show how Negroes are not as well-educated as white masters and mistresses. ]]> 2016-12-07 18:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142371341 Rvrsw11327 https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142681681 I can infer that the slave-seller in the book, George Weems, was very passionate about his job.  As he got older, his voice was no louder than a whisper, on account of all the yelling he did at slave auctions. Pg. 31, "By the time the auction was done, damned if I hadn't lost my voice.  I figured it would come back after a few days of rest, so I went home to Memphis and waited for my voice to return.  A week passed. Two weeks. Then a month then another month.  Finally I went to a doctor and he said I'd ruined my vocal box, that all the screaming and yelling I'd done had put too great a strain on my voice and wasn't nothing he could do to bring it back."  This proves that Weems is passionate and gave up his voice for his job. The only problem was that he was passionate about the wrong thing. ]]> 2016-12-08 20:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142681681 Rvrsw11327 https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142695734 Inferring about characters - traits.  Level 3 - "I can analyze that characters have multiple sides to them that may contradict one another or cause tension, supported by citing evidence."]]> 2016-12-08 22:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142695734 Rvrsw11327 https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142698337 I can infer that Pierce Butler takes pride in his slaves, and treats them well,  by the way people respond to his slaves.  As I mentioned in the note before this, there was a slave auction that featured all of Pierce Butler's slaves.  As Mr. Butler is talking to another slave owner, I can infer from the responses that Mr. Butler is respectful to his slaves, but still uses them for what they are supposed to be used for.  Pg. 50, "Denman: Pierce, it would take more than some rain to keep us away from an auction of the Butler plantation slaves. If every slave owner took car of his slaves the way you do, even folks in Boston would say that a society based on slavery is the highest is the highest form of civilization." ]]> 2016-12-08 22:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142698337 Rvrsw11327 https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142698760 I can infer that overall, the slaves have different mindsets depending on the person, but there are two main categories for slaves: ones that enjoy slavery, and ones that despise slavery. There is one of the few that enjoys slavery featured in the book. His name is Sampson, and I trait I would use to describe him is desperate. He enjoys slavery because he thinks that it helps blacks not have to worry about their basic needs. Pg. 131, "... you can live better in slavery than you can when you free, if you know how to treat white folks. As long as they think you got as much sense as a rock, and you tell them how good they is, they'll do almost anything you want them to do. Mistress Heinfield think she own me, but I'm the one who own her."]]> 2016-12-08 22:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142698760 Rvrsw11327 https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142699367 I can infer that a trait about one of the former slaves on the Butler plantation, Emma, is that she is thoughtful.  In this last chapter, she is speaking as an old woman, but she tells her granddaughter past events of her life, like it happened yesterday.  She was sold to a slave owner different from her parents, after the auction had ended, even though Mr. Butler had promised Mattie and Will that Emma and them would not be sold apart.  Emma still remembers them though, and talks about how she feels about never being able to see them again.  Pg. 167, "But there's always been a pain in my heart that my mama and papa never knew what happened to me, never knew that I got away from slavery and lived a good life filled with children and grandchildren.' (She pauses and stares into space, her eyes filling with tears......."]]> 2016-12-08 22:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Rvrsw11327/yahz4satb1dm/wish/142699367