Lily Flashcards
How is Lily related to/ connected to the Crump family?
Sandra’s sister.
Possibly a past romantic relationship with Godfrey.
What is Lily’s worldview?
Communist.
Scathing about religion.
What is Lily’s role when she arrives at the Crump household?
To take care of Ernestine and Ermina.
What struggles does Lily appear to have?
Alcohol and drug addictions.
Complicated romantic past.
Emptiness in her job - no evidence - she could be lying.
In what ways does Lily appear complex/contradictory?
She is proud and black, but dresses like a white woman.
Teaches Ernestine + Ermina to be powerful and independent, but loses her own independence to alcohol and drugs.
What might Lily reveal about black identity within 1950s America?
She has a proud, black identity and is trying to forge a place for herself through music and communism.
What settings is Lily connected to?
Harlem - Harlem Renaissance. A hotbet of arts, poerty, etc for black artists.
my ____ little _______ ______ to ________ them _______ ________. _____ is my ______ ______, babies.
my own little subversive mission to outdress them whenever possible. Envy is my secret weapon, babies.
since the ____ _____ ever _____ ___ me was _______, I _____ not __ __ it.
since the only thing ever willed for me was marriage, I choose not to do it.
I ______ ______ for the _______ _______…. the ____ that ____ ___ to my ____ _______ time, that ________ Parker ________ salt ______.
I never stand for the national anthem… the tune that git me to my feet every time, that Charlie Parker playing salt peanuts.
These ______ must _____ be _____ to _______ like _______ in their ___ ______
These girls must never be made to feel like servants in their own house.
smartly ________ ____
smartly tailored suit
She _____ _____ her _________ and ________
She rips off her wristwatch and earrings
