"I wonder what Mama's thinkiing. I hope she ain't mad at me. When summer com i'm go'n pick plenty cotton and get her a coat. I'm go'n get her a red one." (THE SKY IS GRAY)
-It is very wise and mature for a boy at age eight to think about his mother as often as this boy does. He is ablt to at a young age take her feelings into consideration and find ways to make his mother happy, knowing that she is working hard to support him. He wants to try and help support her too which is both admirable and surprising.
Emmett Till
Murdered at 14 years old in Money, Mississippi. The spectacle surrounding Till's murder was one of the precipitating events leading to the Civil Rights Movement.
2 comments:
the boy feels like he has to make his mother happy. He wants to get her a coat because he think that it will warm her up, but the reality is that there is nothing he could do to change what is happening around them.
in a time where it is difficult for both blsck adults and their children, it was extremely hard for this young man to accept his responsibility and take the position and the troubles left by his father. he was ready to take on his responsibilities as the eldest of the children.
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