The Real Ending

After the murder of the first missionary, the clan would have killed the rest of the white men out of pure excitement, the type of excitement that made Oknonkwo kill the first one. One day later the white men would return, and the klan would be ready, putting up a couragous fight the klan would kill most of the white men, but to their dismay would come to find okonkwo murder after the dust cleared. The klan would see that he recieve a funeral rivaled only by the members of the klan holding highest ranks. He would forever be remembered as the man that fought and died to keep the klans heritage in tact.

Chp 18-25

This is jacked up, though Okonkwo was a little on the crazy side, i hoped that he would return home, and make a change for the better. Instead everything has changed. the white men has changed the nature in which the clan thinks just enough to create a people that dont know what to think. Though their beliefs are somewhat in tact, they have lost the solid footing in which they stood for, and being away just made Okonkwo see it clearly. And as the tides seem to change, and it appeares as though the clan is about to return to thinking on their own, Okonkwo being the leader he was, struck the first blow. The blow that in return proved to be his dimise, for the clan he had so strongly loved, and missed for seven years failed to back him, as he tries to restore what he saw to be it's greatness. Sad story any way you look at it. And the title of the novel the converter is writng, and the signifigance Okonkwo shall play in it burns me up.

Chp. 13-17

It seems as though all the people I like in this story are getting killed off. First the father the my boy Ikemefuna, and now one of the most respected elders of the klan. An elder, who actually had a mind of his own and used it to respectfully go against the norm, when he saw it fit. This is someone that i hoped Okonkwo could learn from. It seems as though Okonwo's life has come to an end when he is exiled, until he gets the speech of the importance of the role of a woman. I hope this helps him to realize the amount of happiness, as well as power he can achieve by trying to work with women rather than controlling them, when he is allowed to return home.

What is Fredrerick Douglass's religous stand?

What is Fredrerick Douglass's religous stand?

According to the appendix, he does not mean to suggest has any affiliation to the religion he spoke so negatively about during his narrative. He refered to that as "slaveholder religion." He loves the Christianity thta he calls pure, good, and holy. So he does believe in God, and does have a sense of faith, he just doesn't agree with, more so he despises the logic of what was known to be slaeholder religion.

Chapter 10

This chapter is what its all about, the turning point. You see all of the things that Duglass goes through in his life up to this point, carry him through the event that he feels makes him into a man. Freddy D encouters field work for the first time and he is admittedly broken in everyway, when sent to work for the nigger breaker, Mr Covey. Though it doesnt take long to break him, and break him fully, even to the point in which he loses the desire to read, Douglass breaks out of his dreadful funk when he does his most defient act next to reading, in physically fighting his interum master Mr. Covey. And he actually wins, in doing so gaining the respect of his master though he would never admit it, and at the same time gaining a sense of manhood, and confidence in himself that would eventually lead him to freedom.

What I Learned

I didn't learn much, but it was interesting to see how Sonny's deceased mother felt about her sons reunion. It probably made gave her peace to know that her sons learned from their fathers past, even though only one was aware of it. I learned of Sonny staying drug free, recording music, and giving back to the community, by the way of a drug free youth center, that helped Harlem youths socially, and academically. And it is also nice to see the bond between Sonny and his brother grow.

The Happy Ending

After the night club scene, Sonny and his brother become a lot closer, besides his mother and wife, Sonny becomes actually one of the closet people in his brothers, life. He tries and successfully leaves drugs alone, through family support, and his new found interest in teaching his nephew to play the piano. Sonny stays with his brothers family for over a year, when he moves out. Struggling for money, Sonny reluntantley moves back in with his brother, who helps him to get a job as a music teacher at his high school. Sonny then gets his own place, they all get more involved with church where Sonny finds his wife, and they live happily ever after.