Saturday, August 7, 2010
Thought's on Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi
Lindsey Langston- The main reason I decided to read this book was that it fell under the "Option B" category and I thought that this project sounded like more fun. Well, as fun as a summer reading project can be. Also, I'm really interested in the Civil Rights movement and what life was like in the south during that time. I'm almost finished with the book, and I am really enjoying it! Most of the books I've read on African American history either cover the lives of slaves or activists in the Civil Rights Movement. I was really excited to discover that most of this book covered the "in-between period". I had never learned anything about this time period, and was shocked by what I read. The poverty Blacks lived in horrified me. I couldn't believe that though they had been "freed" from slavery 80 years before, they were still forced to live like slaves. The hard working people in the book made me ashamed of my lazy nature. I sympathized with Anne whenever she would go hungry or have to wear too-small clothes because there was no money for new ones. After reading this book I am even more aware of how blessed I am. This raw, emotional book really rang true for me. It's a great book and if you haven't done your summer reading yet, I highly recommend it.
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2 comments:
Jessie Bono in response to Lindsey Langston's post:
Although I chose to go with Ken Kesey's book on the "Option A" list (a book in which I highly recommend reading), if I had chosen "Option B," I would have gone with this book. It sounded truly inspiring (as I can see by Lindsey's response). I, too, am interested in the Civil Rights Movement and, sadly, don't know enough about it. I would have done this assignment if I had any clue how to use Google Earth.
Jackie Sirianni commenting on Lindsey Langston's post:
I also chose Option B for this assignment for basically the same reason as Lindsey. However, our books were completely different. I think it is interesting how different people's lives are even if they're around the same time period in history. The Civil Rights Movement was in the same decade as the Vietnam War but the author of each book were in completely different situations.
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