Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Color Purple By Alice Walker Journal Entry #4

Five comments
1. Corrine is beginning to wonder why Adam and Olivia look like Nettie
2.Samuel wanted Nettie to come with them to Africa because the  thought that she was Adam and Olivia's mom
3. Nettie lets Celie know that their Pa is not their Pa
4. Netie tells Corrine that she's the kids aunt
5. Corrine doesn't believe that Nettie is the kids aunt
 Four questions
1. how did corrine get sick?
2. Why doesn't Nettie just tell Corrine the reason why her kids look like her?
3. If Corrine adopted Adam and Olivia, why is she treating them differently now that she thinks that she thinks that Nettie might be their mom?
4. Who is Celie and Nettie's Father?
Three words
1. gnawing: bite at or nibble on something persistently 
2. shunned: persistently avoid, ignore or reject
3. appliqued: ornamental needlework of fabric that are sewn together
Two Literary Terms
1. Metaphor: "... he hadn't wanted any sadness to cloud her happiness" (p.176).
2. Onomatopoeia: "... he was standing over her tap-tap tapping on the gravel with his cane" 
One Sentence Summary
1. Nettie tells Corrine that she's the childrens aunt, but she doesn't believe a word she says.

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