Why was Freida crying at he beginning of the section? Why did the girls seek out Pecola? Explain the logic behind their actions.
Freida is crying at the beginning because she thinks she is "runied". Mr. Henry had molested her when her parents were away by touching her breasts, and she ran and told her parents who threw him out. When her parents were arguing about whos fault it was that Mr. Henry was in the house Frieda over heard her mother saying that she was ruined like the "Maginot Line". She thought that she would be fat and ugly.She also thinks that she will be an outcast and mean like they are in their eyes. They seek out Pecola because they think that the whiskey is going to keep Freida from getting fat because their mother said that the reason Ms. China and Ms. Poland are not fat is because "whiskey ate them up"(Morrison pg. 101), and they assume htey can get it from her house. The girls know that Cholly is a drunk and he drinks a lot so they think that if they go over there they can get some whiskey and drink it and she will not get fat. They think that Pecola will be able to give them what they want.
When Cholly was told about Pauline's pregnancy how did he react? Were you suprised or not? Explain your answer.
When Cholly was told about Pauline's pregnancy he was glad and supportive. "He began to drink less and come home more often"(Morrison pg. 121). Cholly turned a corner when he knew he was going to be a father. I was surprised to see him repsond that way. I assumed since he was an agry drunk that he would not be happy and see the child as an extra expense. I thought that he would be angry because money was already tight and Pauline had bought all those clothes she did not need and he needed money for alcohol. It was a nice surprise for me to see as a reader I was able to see a more sensitive side to Cholly.
What was Cholly's childhood like?
Cholly had a avergae childhood in the beginning. His mother had left him to die in the beginning and his father had deserted him, leaving him scarred. He even asks who his father is and where he is, making Cholly feel as though he has no idenity. However, his Aunt Jimmy takes good care of him. He even quits school at an early age and works with Blue. Once Aunt Jimmy dies his Uncle and cousins come to the funeral and are going to take care of Cholly. They offer him security, love, and stability. However, after the funeral Cholly goes through the traumatic event of being watch while having sexual intercourse with a girl, and is afraid she impregnated her and runs to find his father, but is rejected by him. He begins to inter into adulthood fairly quickly and takes care of himself from then on. He is only 15. Cholly grew up searching for a sense of idenity, but he was loved and well taken care of by his Aunt Jimmy even though he was still hurt by the loss of his parents.His childhood is short lived.
How did Cholly feel after he saw his father's reaction? After this how did you feel towards him? Did you understand him better?
Cholly was devasted by his father's reaction. He was so upset that he soiled himself, and was ahsmaed and ran away and cried himself to sleep missing his Aunt Jimmy. I felt bad for Cholly after this. The reader is supposed to Morrison makes Cholly into this humane character and not a completey evil person so that the reader can understand him better and feel for him. I do understand Cholly and were his hurt and anger comes from. It stems from his hurt and andger from his childhood and being rejected by both of his parents and loss of his Aunt Jimmy. It comes from having to feel as though he holds the power so he never feels what he did when the flashlight was shown on him. He also is fustrated that he does not know how to care for his children since he never had parents of his own. However, it does not excuse his drunkeness, neglecting him family, or his abusive ways.
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