In the book, Bad Boy, By Walter dean Myers, Walter tells us in the first chapter, about his “roots”. On page 3, Walter tells us about his birth mom, Mary Dolly Green. He tells us that he has really no memory of her. The reason for that is because when he was little, His mom died during child labor and left his dad with 7 kids, 2 from the previous marriage. Walter also states on page 6 that as he got a little older that his dads previous wife, Florence Dean, had come back to get her two daughters, Geraldine and viola, and that they decided to get the youngest son too, which was Walter. He also states His adoptive mom’s history, relative, and his dads also.
In chapter 2 Walter tells us about Harlem. Harlem, NY. He tells us that was his first place ever called home, on page 7 of course. He says it was a magical place, alive with music, and full of colors. He even says that there were smells that filled his senses and made his heart beat faster. Walter talks about Sunday school, and that they would walk down the streets singing “Jesus loves me” on the way to church. Also in this chapter Walter states on page 8 and 9 that he soon learned to call, Florence Dean, His dad’s ex-wife, Mama. He said on page 8, that when she was
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home that he would follow her from room to room as she cleaned and listen to her talk. On page 17 is the third Chapter.
Here is where Walter first goes to the first grade. When he got there it was suggested that he move on up to second grade because he could read on a second grade level. But his first grade teacher, Mrs.Dworkin Said it was a bad idea because he speak is very bad. On page 18 It states that it wasn’t until second grade that he realized that he had a speech problem. On page 18 around the 2nd paragraph he says that this boy named manual was making fun of his speech by saying “dabba, dabba, dabba” to his face. Walter then states that he stopped that dabba, dabba, dabba when he popped him in the face. On page 19 he say that he heard that his uncle lee was in jail and that he had been in there longer then he had been
alive. On page 27 is the fourth paragraph. Walter then states or talks about his sister Viola. He talks about how she married in 1944 and then had a baby in 1945. Viola’s husband volunteered to help Walter in Arithmetic. In which Walter was doing very badly in. So at first he was threated to not be able to go to bible school, but then plans changed. The deal was that when Walter gets home from bible school, he would then have to do one hundred math problems, and the first one he missed he would have to do one hundred more. He also talks about how the two tallest boys where on cookie duty. Which were him and a boy named Eric. Then he talked about how they would eat the cream of some of the cookies.
In chapter one of “Bad boy” “Roots”, Walter Dean Myers explains his background. In “Roots” Walter Dean Myers, explains where he came from and about his family. He comes from a semi large family, a total of 6 siblings. His birth mother, Mary Dolly Green, died shortly after the birth of her last child, Imogene. After she passed George Myers, Walters father, was left with seven children, two of which came from a previous marriage. The two kids were both girls Geraldine and Viola. When Walter thinks of his mother he thinks of George’s first wife, Florence Dean, stated on page 3. Later in the chapter 5 it talks about the marriage of Walter’s father and Florence, ending in a divorce.
Good Old Boy by Willie Morris The book that I chose to read was written by the Mississippi author Willie Morris. The book, Good Old Boy, was written in 1971 and takes place in the small Mississippi town of Yazoo City. The book contains experiences of the author's childhood in this small town. The story began by telling many of the legends of Yazoo City. One of these legends involved a woman who lived by the Yazoo River. She supposedly lured fishermen to her house to kill and bury them in the woods never to be found again. The sheriff eventually found out about her and chased her through the woods into quicksand where she sank and died. Before she was completely under the sand she vowed to return twenty years later to have revenge on the town on May 25, 1904. Her body was retrieved from the quicksand and buried with a giant chain around her grave. On May 25, 1904 the whole town was engulfed in flames. Everything was destroyed in this blaze. The next day, some citizens went to her grave and to their horror the chain had been broken. Another legend was one about Casey Jones, a famous tr...
Walter's change happen because he was in a crisis. Walter has lost almost all his money when he gave it to a person he trusted. From their Walter was willing to do anything to get some money back. This ends up backfiring when Mama gives Walter a choice. On page 1605 Ruth, Walter's wife, tells Travis, Walter's son, to go down stairs but Mama says no. Mama states: "No. Travis you stay right here. And you make him understand what you doing, Walter Lee. You teach him good. Like Willy Harris taught you. You show where our five generations done come to." Walter was set and stone on not to move in the house until Mama brings Travis into the conversation. Mama wants Walter to think if the choice he is making is the right choice. Walter and Malcom had a similar crisis and that was an identity crisis. With Malcom, when he went to prison, was still acting like the same low life criminal he was on the streets of Harlem until he meets Baines. For example Malcom was taking a shower Baines gave him a drink. Baines tries to talk to Malcom but he ignores him. Bains soon asks him the question "Who ate you?" This left Malcom to change to him think who he really was. From the cause to change to the change Walter and Malcom went through they had some similarities but big
In the Earley book, the author started to talk about the history of mental illness in prison. The mentally ill people were commonly kept in local jails, where they were treated worse than animals. State mental hospitals were typically overcrowded and underfunded. Doctors had very little oversight and often abused their authority. Dangerous experimental treatments were often tested on inmates.
Walter’s innocence, until one day he is finally released from death row. Mr. Stevenson’s book
Walter is extremely polite. When offered a quarter to buy lunch for himself, Scout says she “...saw a muscle jump in his skinny jaw (Pg. 25).” Walter knows he cannot accept the quarter from Miss Caroline. He tries as hard as he can to politely decline her offer without being rude. Later, while describing the Cunninghams, Scout explains “The Cunninghams never took anything they can't pay back-no church baskets and no scrip stamps (Pg. 26).” The Cunninghams refuse to take charity from anyone. Walter knew he could never afford to repay Miss Caroline, so he refused her offer. Even when it would be wise for the Cunninghams to accept the generosity of others, they keep their head held high and manage with what they have. Unlike Walter, Burris has terrible manners. This is evident on the first day of school. After Miss Caroline told Burris to sit down, Little Chuck Little told her “He’s a mean one, a hard down mean one. He’s liable to start somethin’, and there’s some little folks here (Pg. 36).” Burris has a temper. Instead of handling the situation calmly, like Walter had, Burris’ first instinct is violence. Little Chuck Little says that it would not be surprising for him to physically attack the teacher, simply for telling him to sit down. After being told to leave, Walter told Miss Caroline “Report and be damned to ye! Ain’t no snot-nosed slut of a schoolteacher
The first character the book introduces to the reader to is Rorschach, Walter Joseph Kovacs, one of the main characters. Rorschach reveals his past and why he wears a mask on page eleven. Walter’s past is revealed in chapter six when he is examined by a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist gives Walter ink blots and his first vision is of his mother and a man. Also on chapter six, the reader, see that his mother was a prostitute who worked out of her home. Her reasons for practicing prostitution appear when she interacts with Walter. On page four of chapter six, Walter walked into his mother’s bedroom while she was entertaining a man. As soon as his mother realizes he is watching she hits him across the face. "You little shit! You know what you cost me, you ugly little shit. I shoulda listened to everybody else! I shoulda had the abortion." (Pg.4, chap.6, panel 6-7) Walter’s mother did’nt hesitate to physically or verbally abuse him. Her first reaction was to punch him in the face. This reflects the issue of a chain of a abuse. Walter’s mother was probably abused in more ways than one by her parents. Through her behavior of name calling and the rage she portrays it is most likely she was subjected to the same as a child. She basically told Walter that she didn’t want him and regretted having him. She neglects Walter of attention and love, just as she was by her parents. Both Walter and his mother are dealing with issues of neglect and a craving for attention. As a prostitute, we see on page three in chapter six Walter’s mother substitutes sex for love, attention, beauty, and care. She begs her male friend to stay, "Oh baby, please, listen. he’s kinda backwards. Please don’t get mad." She begs the man to stay because having sex makes her feel beautiful because the men want her and touch her. In chapter 6 on page three she says, "Oh you’re hurting me." She says this to her male customer, she did not make him ...
1. Walter - His dreams of owning a licquor store conflict religiously with Mama's value system. The conflict between Mama and Walter is amplified by the fact that it is Mama's apartment in which the family lives and Walter is unable/unwilling to make decisions because Mama is so domineering. Ironically, it is the one decision that she eventually lets Walter make which nearly destroys the family.
Walter has a steady, but low paying job and wishes that he could do more for his family. The money he makes hardly provides enough for his family to survive. He is constantly thinking about get rich quick schemes to insure a better life. He doesn’t want to be a poor back man all of his life and wishes that he could fit in with rich whites. He doesn’t realize that people won’t give him the same opportunities, as they would if he were white (Decker). Walter feels that he needs to provide more for his family and starts to ask around on how to make some money. He gets the idea of opening up a liquor store and has his heart set on it. Because he wants to please everybody he loses his better judgment and acts without thinking of the long-term effects. He is ready for a change and feels the store will bring his family a better life (Hyzak). “Mama, a job? I open and close car doors all day long. I drive a man around in his Limousine and say, Yes, sir; no, sir; very good sir; shall I take the drive, sir? Mama, that ain’t no kind of job ... that ain’t nothing at all” ( Hansberry 1755).
Chapter 3: Jem invites Walter to their house for lunch, promising that Scout won’t attack him anymore. They go to their house, where Walter pours every bit of syrup on his food. Scout yells at him for having poor manners, which Calpurnia scolds her about, since not everyone gets to eat like they do. Back in school, Miss Caroline screamed at the sight of a live mouse. It belonged to a strange person Sco...
Walter introduces readers to his characters in such a way that it seems like a movie. He allows the characters personalities to grow as the novel progresses and they intersect with other characters. The main characters are Pasqual Tursi, Richard Burton, Debra “Dee” Moray, Alvis Bender, Michael Deane, Shane Wheeler, Claire Silver, and Pat Bender. These eight character’s stories provide the plot line to the book. Some stories are tragic and others hopeful, but all depend on one another at some point during the course of the novel. Walter shows how peoples lives can intersect...
Walter would have told his mother, and would have caused trouble for his father” (75). In
In her first school year, Scout has no respect for anyone different from her. An example of this is her treatment of Walter Cunningham, which is heedless at best and merciless at worst: after an explanation of Walter’s habits lands her in trouble with Miss Caroline, she finds him in the schoolyard later and attacks him. After Jem invites Walter to dinner, Scout shows scorn for Walter’s revived dignity, commenting, “By the time we reached our front steps Walter had forgotten he was a Cunningham.” (Lee, 23) She shows marked disapproval for the way he eats, and she decides to eat in the kitchen rather than join Walter and the others at the dinner table. However, as Scout gains experience and maturity, she begins to put aside her differences from others. She becomes friends with Walter, and she asks Aunt Alexandra if she can play with him. Aunt Alexandra appalls Scout with the same prejudice towards the Cunninghams that Scout held two years before: “Jean Louise will not invite Walter Cunningham to this house…Because--he--is--trash, that’s why you can’t play with him. I’ll not have you around him, picking up his habits an...
The conflict that involves Walter and Mama superficially concerns Mama's receiving an insurance check for ten thousand dollars, which she hasn't yet decided what to do with. Walter has hopes for using the money to invest in a liquor store, with the profits providing him and his family a better quality of life than what they have endured in the past. What really is at stake here, though, is more than money. Mama and Walter have different visions of what happiness is and what life is all about. For Mama, the best thing to do with the money is to make a down payment on a house. This house is to be situated within an all-white neighborhood, and represents assimilation. This is Mama's dream, and the dream ...
...Walter is trash. Walter just got labeled trash because of his social class. Aunt Alexandra is being very rude about all of this. The court case had been very unfair and because of this Scout started to realize the unfairness in society. “There’s something in our world that makes men lose their heads- they couldn’t be fair if they tried. In our courts when it’s a white mans word againist a black man’s word, the white always wins. They’re ugly, but they are the facts of life.” This is not justice because no matter how much evidence there is that African Americans is not guilty the African American will still be the one who is getting blamed while the white person gets off the hook. As Benjamin Franklin had said the strictest law of not acceptiong some people in society becomes the biggest injustice that could happen.