Blues Anit No Mockingbird Flashcards
Main characters Blues Aint no Mockinbrid?
Granny/Cora- narrator. Grandmother who is trying to protect the family. Her personality is Indepentdent and strict. She is black
Setting of blues ain’t no mocking bird
Rural Country South Near the water After civil war 1950 Farm
Who narrates the story, Blues Aint No Mockingbird?
The granddaughter of Cora and Cain. She is very mature and understands the adult world
Who are the two people that come and make Granny mad in Blues Aint No Mockingbrid
Camera and Smilin. The filmmakers. Need to make a movie for food stamps. Selfish and ignorant
Who are the two twins in Blues Aint no Mocking Bird
twin boys, terry and tyrone who live next door. Very playful.
Who is the child that Granny picks up on the way to her new home, in Blues Aint no mockingbird?
Cathy, she is one of the children who understands Granny’s stories. She is the third cousin of the narrator. Leadership is in her nature
Who is Mr. Cain in the story Blues Aint No Mockingbrid?
He is the husband of Cora. His past job was a waiter because of his large hands. He is very forceful and successful in making the camera men leave.
What is the Point of View for Blues Aint no Mocking Bird
1st person.
Themes of Blues Aint no Mocking Bird?
Discrimination
Serious
Race and Representation
What project are they working on? Blues
They are fliming for the county. They are putting a movie on about food stamp program.
““Listen,” he said movin back into our yard, “we’d like to have a statement from you . . . for the film. We’re filmin for the county, see. Part of the food stamp campaign. You know about the food stamps?”
Granny said nuthin.”
“Maybe there’s somethin you want to say for the film. I see you grow your own vegetables,” he smiled real nice. “If more folks did that, see, there’d be no need—” page 3
How does Granny react to the visitors? How do you know?
Granny does’t really enjoy the visiors company. She feels like they are invading her privacy. “Go tell that man we ain’t a bunch of trees.”
“Ma’am?”
“I said to tell that man to get away from here with that camera.” page one.
Mind if we shoot a bit around here?”
“I do indeed,” said Granny with no smile” page on
Who Do you think is older, Cathy or the narrator? Blues
I think Cathy is older because she knows the story before the narrator does. “I’m lookin to Cathy to finish the story cause she knows Granny’s whole story before me even. Like she knew how come we move so much and Cathy ain’t but a third cousin we picked up on the way last Thanksgivin visitin” page two
What is the relationship between Terry and Tyrone? Blues
They are twins that are not overly nice to each other. Tyrone will make fun of Terry ““You woulda done whatcha always do—go cry to Mama, you
big baby,” said Tyrone. So naturally Terry starts hittin on Tyrone, and next thing you know they tumblin out the tire and rollin on the ground.”Page two.
How is Cathy related? Blues
She’s the third cousin. “Like she knew how come we move so much and Cathy ain’t but a third cousin we picked up on the way last Thanksgivin visitin.” page two
Why did the family move so often??? Blues
They moved a lot because everyone was in her privacy. Everyone just irratated her. She also doesnt like the way she is treated because its hard to accept hand-me-downs. “Let’s get on away from here before I kill me somebody.” Like people wouldn’t pay her for things like they said they would. Or Mr. Judson bringin us boxes of old clothes and raggedy
magazines. Or Mrs. Cooper comin in our kitchen and touchin everything and sayin how clean it all was. Granny goin crazy” Page 2
