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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Makes Me Wanna Holler (8) ~pgs. 329-364~

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  • Nathan's relationship with his wife begin to diminsh while his reltionship with his children begin to flourish.
  • Nathan begins realizing that not all white people are bad. He makes his first real white friend Danny.
  • Nathan's past begins to haunt him.
  • He begins traveling to Europe and other places.
  • Debbie gets divorce papers after Nathan, during a argument, implies on getting one. Maya, his daughter gets sick with something that could turn out to be meningitis.
4 Questions
  • Did Danny ever return from Africa to visit Nathan?
  • Why do Nathan and Debbie argue when everyone is healthy and OK?
  • Will Nathan sign the divorce papers?
  • Will he continue in the marriage just for his children?
3 Vocabulary words
  1. camaraderie-good-fellowship.
  2. spliff-a marijuana cigarette, esp. a large or very potent one.
  3. bureau-a division of a government department or an independent administrative unit.
2 Literary Terms
  • metaphor-"She Froze" (McCall 356)
  • oxymoron-"I'd be a walking, breathing, living dead man." (McCall 354)
1 Overview Sentence

As Nathan begins loosening up around whites, his marriage begins to fade enabling more problems to arise.

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