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Morning Reflection: Nandi Jeffries
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5. What is the significance of the title? In what ways are each of the
characters bound—by the land, by circumstance, by tradition, by the law,
by their own limitations? How much of this binding is inescapable and
how much is self-imposed? Which characters are most successful in
freeing themselves from what binds them?
6. All the characters are products of their time and place, and
instances of racism in the book run from Pappy’s outright bigotry to
Laura’s more subtle prejudice. Would Laura have thought of herself as
racist, and if not, why not? How do the racial views of Laura, Jamie,
Henry, and Pappy affect your sympathy for them?
7. The novel deals with many thorny issues: racism, sexual politics,
infidelity, war. The characters weigh in on these issues, but what about
the author? Does she have a discernable perspective, and if so, how
does she convey it?
8. We know very early in the book that something terrible is going to
befall Ronsel. How does this sense of inevitability affect the story?
Jamie makes Ronsel responsible for his own fate, saying "Maybe that's
cowardly of me, making Ronsel's the trigger finger." Is it just
cowardice, or is there some truth to what Jamie says? Where would you
place the turning point for Ronsel? Who else is complicit in what
happens to him, and why?
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I really enjoyed Nandi's morning reflection, I thought it was very poignant and it really resonated. The idea that silence speaks louder than words is a concept created by our society, but not often practiced in the right way. This speaker emphasized how silence can hurt, that speaking up, as if you have a microphone under your tongue is the way to help everyone feel human. I liked how he talked about how everyone should to be able to feel human, it is a basic need. And that comes from awareness and a kind, open-minded voice.
ReplyDeleteI really like today's morning reflection for a lot of reasons. First and foremost I thought the premise of his TED Talk was very interesting and it also rung true to me. I am a huge lover of history and his point about how dangerous silence can be is evident throughout much of human history. I also enjoyed his weave of more traditional performance, combined with speech presentation which made his point even more compelling. Today's video really reminded me that I should always speak out against the things I disagree with and to the people who most need it.
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In "The Danger of Silence," the speaker goes to great lengths to prove to the readers that being quiet is more dangerous than actually speaking out. "Silence is the residue of fear," was a quote that he said and it shows that just because you are scared, people tend to let things go. You shouldn't let things slide at the expense of your dignity because it is easier or more beneficial to your wallet.
ReplyDeleteThe video was trying to tell us that being silent is not always good. People would tell you what you want to hear rather than not tell the truth. People would not say anything when they need to. Silence is a weakening of fear. Something that everyone has and need to stop doing.
ReplyDeleteThere are times where silence can be used as a weapon on others, and there are times where it's used as a weapon on yourself. This TED Talk brought a new side to being silent and shows that speaking up can really be more beneficial. The line "everyone wants to be human" really ties it all up because whether you are silent for yourself or to shield yourself from the dangers of speaking, you want to be treated as a human at the end. It's the same with speaking up too.
ReplyDeleteI liked the video this morning because it explains how some people think that if you don't take action and stay silent it's better that way. I like how he says that if you stay silent that it can hurt other people and how that everyone should be able to fee
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this mornings reflection, I feel like it was a strong message that doesn't really get noticed in the world today. Silence can show a lot about a character and how they don't feel comfortable opening their mouth to voice there opinion. Its tragic that people feel the need to keep a lock on their mouth because they are uncomfortable or hesitant to speak aloud
ReplyDeleteThe video “the danger of silence” touched on the dangers of people not speaking up about things they should. I have experienced myself speaking up telling a random person they look nice today or someone having a bad day that it will be okay and it would make me feel good. Ignoring something and not speaking up will not only make you feel guilty, but ruin a chance to make what could have been even a small change in someone’s life. The video inspired me to speak up about things
ReplyDeleteToday's morning reflection was a ted talk called "The Danger of Silence". This ted talk discussed the aftermath of staying silent in instances of injustice, and how wrong it is. While watching this video, I definitely resonated with it because sometimes I believe its better to not get involved than to speak up for the right thing. This video showed me that you need to speak up because silence is the worst form of oppression. As I watched, I immediately thought of the quote "if you're silent in instances of injustice, you are on the side of the oppressor". I feel this completely relates to the video. Overall, the message was very eye opening .
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ReplyDelete5. The title significance relates again back to the setting. This place in which they all live, this farm full of mud, is what ties the six characters together and propels the plot structure and conflict. The land is what is keeping Laura, Henry and Jaime bound together, however unhappy that makes Laura and Jaime and it is what introduced them to Ronsel, Florence and Hap. They couldn't help but meeting one another, but it also led some of them to be closer, like Laura and Florence and Ronsel and Jamie.
6. Even though she is racist, probably because of her upbringing and societal influence, Laura would not have thought herself as racist because she has a more open mind in general than the other white characters in the novel. You feel more sympathy as a reader for those characters who aren't as racist, like Laura and Jamie.
7. No, the author does not necessarily have a discernible perspective, her voice probably comes through the perspective of Laura.
8. The inevitability that Ronsel is going to be injured adds a level of suspense to the story. It also leads the reader to have more sympathy for him, as the suspense seems to be leading to something bad. The turning point for Ronsel is when he gets back from the war to find the same level of racism toward him and his family.
5. The significance of the title is not only the setting, but what brings every character together- good and bad. They are bounded by both land and their limitations. Henry invested all his money on the land, so they can't just up and leave the place. Hap lives and works on the land, and because they live in the Jim Crow South they can't really afford to go anywhere better. Laura hates living on the farm but copes with it by befriending Florence.
ReplyDelete6. Laura wouldn't see herself as a racist like Pappy, but she probably knows that she's a little discriminating. It's understandable because of the setting of the novel. The racial opinions of these characters affect how they're viewed because they're on different levels when it comes to racism. There's no sympathy for Pappy because he's just a mean racist. Jamie and Henry are not as discriminating, but again it's because of the time that they're set at. In the Jim Crow South. many people were racist and very prejudice but not all of them were as bad as the other.
8. This affects the story because it's like a ticking bomb. You know that something is going to happen, but you don't know when, where, why or how. I would place the turning point for Ronsel near the end or where he has a confrontation with someone. Jamie is a big part because they start to develop a sort of friendship after they are back from the war, and Pappy because he's Jamie's racist father. It's foreshadowed throughout the novel that something terrible is going to happen to Ronsel, so it's most likely going to involve racism.
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ReplyDelete5. What is the significance of the title? In what ways are each of the characters bound—by the land, by circumstance, by tradition, by the law, by their own limitations? How much of this binding is inescapable and how much is self-imposed? Which characters are most successful in freeing themselves from what binds them?
The significance of the title relates to the fact that all of the characters are bound to the land. Henry, for example, feels an emotional bound to the land, since he grew up on the farm and he sees a lot of potential in it. Laura, on the other hand, feels bound to the land because of her husband’s pride. She feels that she cannot escape her “boundness” to the land, because her marriage would suffer as a result. Hap and Florence feel bounded to the land because it’s against the law for black people to own their own land.
6. All the characters are products of their time and place, and instances of racism in the book run from Pappy’s outright bigotry to Laura’s more subtle prejudice. Would Laura have thought of herself as racist, and if not, why not? How do the racial views of Laura, Jamie, Henry, and Pappy affect your sympathy for them?
All of the characters show at least some racism, which is expected because of the time period. Laura and Henry show signs of racism when it comes to Hap and Florence, their workers. They want to treat them as equals because they see that they are genuine, hard-working people. However, given the time period, they cannot treat them as equals, otherwise they wouldn’t be respected. Treating black people equally wasn’t done back then, especially in the south. Laura wouldn’t have even thought she was a racist, because she respected Florence so much. But, she was racist.
7. The novel deals with many thorny issues: racism, sexual politics, infidelity, war. The characters weigh in on these issues, but what about the author? Does she have a discernable perspective, and if so, how does she convey it?
The author’s perspective changes with each chapter. Since each chapter has a different character, the author uses various different views to build diverse characters. She conveys it through dialogue.
8. We know very early in the book that something terrible is going to befall Ronsel. How does this sense of inevitability affect the story? Jamie makes Ronsel responsible for his own fate, saying "Maybe that's cowardly of me, making Ronsel's the trigger finger." Is it just cowardice, or is there some truth to what Jamie says? Where would you place the turning point for Ronsel? Who else is complicit in what happens to him, and why?
The fact that we know Ronsel is going to get hurt stays in the back of our minds. It also leads the reader to have more sympathy for him, as the suspense seems to be leading to something bad. The turning point for Ronsel is when he gets back from the war to find the same level of racism toward him and his family
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ReplyDelete5. The title “Mudbound” is significant because the setting takes place in the Mississippi delta and it’s very muddy there and wet. Pappy was already living there. Henrys sister was also living there and when her husband killed his self, henry decided to move there and bring Laura along. Ronsel and his family live there because they are bound to land.
6. We think that Laura would not have thought of herself as a racist because she is more open to black people than pappy. She is racist but she doesn’t act hateful towards them like pappy does. We feel sympathetic towards characters like Laura and Jamie who were brought up in a racist setting and that’s just how it was in their households.
7. The author doesn’t have one specific perspective and if she does you can’t tell because she speaks through many different characters that are different.
8. The foreshadowing of ronsel’s injury makes you have more sympathy for him make you anxious for it to happen. We think that it was somewhat true what Jamie said to ronsel because the fact of the matter is that he is a black man living in a racist society and a lot of things are going to fall on him. The turning point for rondel was when he came from the war and went from getting respect from people in the war to being disrespected and looked down upon by white people.
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ReplyDelete5. The significance of the title of Mudbound is that everyone in the story is attached to the land and cant leave for different reasons. The land is what keeps the six characters bound together.
6. Laura at times can be racist but it’s all because she is open-minded towards people. As in all the characters, I believe that they can be all a little racist. But as you read you feel sympathy for the other characters because they’re not as racist like Jamie and Laura.
7. The author does not have a discernible perspective because in every chapter the perspective changes.
8. Early in the book we know that something terrible is going to happen to Ronsel. This will really affect the story because every reader will feel sympathy over him. The turning point for Ronsel is that when he gets back from war it is to find the same level of racism to wards him and his family.
5. The significance of the tittle of the story is it kind of foreshadows the story. Mudbound is dealing with the land and it tells us that they story is going to have to do something with the characters really caring and loving for the Land which in a way is what keeps them all together.
ReplyDelete6. Laura probably wouldn't see herself as a full blown racist because she does care about Florence and Hap who are blacks so she isn't fully racist I think she just have an open mind and try to see things from everyone's perspective even if it does make her seem a little "racist"
7. The author doesn't really weigh in on one perspective because she has to change the perspective of the story because of the many different questions she has in the story.
8. Early in the story knowing that that something is going to happen to a certain character it really like changes your thoughts and perspective toward that character, it would make you feel more sympathy for that character because you know something is going to happen but that character doesn't so you feel like you want to help that character but you actually can't
6. Laura at times can be racist but it’s all because she is open-minded towards people. As in all the characters, I believe that they can be all a little racist. But as you read you feel sympathy for the other characters because they’re not as racist like Jamie and Laura.
ReplyDelete7. The author doesn’t have one specific perspective and if she does you can’t tell because she speaks through many different characters that are different
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