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[2 of 5] If Beale Street Could Talk - Part Two - James Baldwin (1974)

Author: James Baldwin

“Part 2 of 5.” If Beale Street Could Talk, by James Baldwin, 1974.


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When there’s nobody but us we eat in the kitchen, which is maybe the most important room in our house, the room where everything happens, where things begin and take their shape and end. Now, when supper was over that night, Mama went to the cupboard and came back with an old bottle, a bottle she’s had for years, of very old French brandy. They came from her days as a singer, her days with the drummer. This was the last bottle, it hadn’t been opened yet. She put the bottle on the table, in front of Joseph, and she said, “Open it.” She got four glasses and then she stood there while he opened it. Ernestine and Joseph looked like they just couldn’t guess what had got into Mama: but I knew what she was doing, and my heart jumped up.

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 15 2020 6:29PM) : question more

what’s in the bottle and why did she have it for so long??

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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 19 2020 10:05PM) : alcohol
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 21 2020 11:02AM) : Answered The question more

Why she had the bottle for to long is because she wanted to drink alcohol

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Kiran C Kiran C (Dec 23 2020 4:55PM) : Then how come she didn't just open it herself?
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 06 2021 5:45PM) : She didn't want to open it by herself because then others would snitch. I guess she didn't want to open it by herself because she wants to drink with her peers
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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 09 2021 5:36PM) : I don't think so. [Edited] more
I think Mama’s setting the scene for a special, happy occasion. She wants her husband and older daughter Ernestine to see Tish’s news in a positive light.
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SANIYA L SANIYA L (Dec 30 2020 8:55PM) : The bottle is alcohol and maybe she didnt open it until now because she wanted to age it.
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 3:56PM) : there's probably old wine that is expensive or something in there
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Bailey M Bailey M (Jan 19 2021 7:27AM) : What could be so interesting about wine? more

or example an Orlik red wine with that nice rose scent that might have just worn out.") A few days later, it seems, he has gone to Italy, where a certain company, which is “mostly Italian but also from abroad” (I never thought he got that). They were talking about the taste of vintage wines, but I could see the way he was talking about them was quite Italian.

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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:05PM) : i wonder why she saved her last bottle for so many years just to let Ernestine and Joseph open it
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Kiran C Kiran C (Dec 23 2020 5:01PM) : Special occasion! [Edited] more

Maybe Mama’s also thinking that Daddy and Sis are going to need a drink when they hear the news.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:11PM) : Summary more

She is saying that because she cares so try’s to see him during the middle of the day

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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 09 2021 5:37PM) : I don't see that in this paragraph.
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 27 2021 10:27PM) : After dinner the mother went and got a bottle of alcohol she had for years
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:01PM) : It seems that Tish's mom maybe celebrating something or she may announce that Tish is pregnant.
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:04AM) : This can relate to me because only me and my mom eat at the dinner table
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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 1:08PM) : I wonder why she opened the brandy if tish said that it very old.
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 22 2020 1:37PM) : maybe she saved it for a special occasion like this, and maybe the liquor is still good enough to drink
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 03 2021 7:36PM) : she saved it so that it would age and taste better so she can drink it on a special day.
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Genesis G Genesis G (Jan 22 2021 1:11PM) : this is like my family too like we have the dining table but nobody eats at it besides like me sometimes and my younger siblings so i guess i can relate.
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Jan 26 2021 9:34AM) : same,i dont think most families eat at the table that much anyways even tho thats what its there for
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Dehao L Dehao L (Jan 14 2021 1:19PM) : how much did they before , just wondering
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 1:04PM) : I wonder what in it
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 16 2020 2:22PM) : i wonder what had gotten in to her
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Dec 21 2020 11:03AM) : I think that tish believes that her mama is happy because of the news that tish told her. [Edited]
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 21 2020 1:55PM) : Tish's mom is about to tell everyone that Tish 3 months pregnant.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 21 2020 3:09PM) : Question more

Why did his heart jump up?

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Jaylene G Jaylene G (Dec 22 2020 10:53AM) : Most likely out of shock
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Kiran C Kiran C (Dec 23 2020 5:35PM) : Her heart. [Edited] more

Tish is the one narrating the book. I like Jayden’s interpretation of this line (see his comment above).

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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 24 2021 7:50PM) : Her heart. Tish is talking.
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SARA P SARA P (Dec 31 2020 7:02PM) : what was she "doing" and why did her heart jump up?
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 03 2021 7:40PM) : What could possibly make him that shocked?
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 28 2021 9:18AM) : It's great that the mom wants to make the announcement special for Tish, Especially with the others reactions, It shows that she doesn't do gestures like that often.

Daddy got the bottle open. Mama said, “You the man of the house, Joe. Start pouring.”

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SARA P SARA P (Dec 18 2020 1:35PM) : I wonder what that has to do with anything.
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 1:57PM) : maybe pouring the bottle shows how he is becoming more responsible for the family and in the house?
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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 21 2020 11:55AM) : Or a special occasion where he has an important role
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 21 2021 10:38AM) : Thats what i was thinking as well
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 8:11AM) : Mama maybe can be hinting in ways that hoe can be taking on a bigger role in the house now
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It’s funny about people. Just before something happens, you almost know what it is. You do know what it is, I believe. You just haven’t had the time – and now you won’t have the time – to say it to yourself. Daddy’s face changed in a way I can’t describe. His face became as definite as stone, every line and angle suddenly seemed chiseled, and his eyes turned a blacker black. He was waiting – suddenly, helplessly – for what was already known to be translated, to enter reality, to be born.

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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:07PM) : its seems like Tish had a precognition, Tish kinds had a feeling before it happen which i can agree on.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 21 2020 3:15PM) : Comment more

I know how this feels whens something happens before it even happens.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 1:05PM) : This is so relatable
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 28 2021 9:18AM) : I agree!
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:15PM) : I think that's very true. I've definitely experienced moments like that before.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 2:12PM) : Seems like her dad wasn’t impressed
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:09PM) : i agree
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SANIYA L SANIYA L (Dec 30 2020 9:00PM) : It seems like the dad had gotten tense. The son is talking about how he knew what was going to happen, so the dad had probably knew what was going to happen as well.
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STEVEN G STEVEN G (Jan 22 2021 1:03PM) : i agree more

i agree his dad was in shock, like frozen

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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 24 2021 7:54PM) : It's Tish telling this story. Daddy doesn't have a son of his own. Daddy is Tish's father.
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SARA P SARA P (Dec 31 2020 7:05PM) : I wonder why his faced changed in this way... it almost seems like he's getting pent up or tense.
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 21 2021 12:41PM) : he really was not impressed
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Sis watched Mama with her eyes very calm, her eyes very long and narrow, smiling a little.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 12:06PM) : She sounds like sis is about to do something
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 6:10PM) : thats what i saiddddd
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SARA P SARA P (Dec 31 2020 6:06PM) : yeahhh
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No one looked at me. I was there, then, for them, in a way that had nothing to do with me. I was there, then, for them, like Fonny was present, like my baby, just beginning now, out of a long, long sleep, to turn, to listen, to awaken, somewhere beneath my heart.

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SARA P SARA P (Dec 31 2020 6:16PM) : this whole sentence confuses me so much lol.

Daddy poured and Mama gave us each a glass. She looked at Joseph, then at Ernestine, then at me – she smiled at me.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 22 2020 9:52AM) : Question [Edited] more

Dad Poured Wine in the glass

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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 21 2021 11:43AM) : Her parents are cool for that they support her through her difficulties
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Genesis G Genesis G (Jan 22 2021 12:13PM) : i agree
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“This is sacrament,” she said, “and, no, I ain’t gone crazy. We’re drinking to a new life. Tish is going to have Fonny’s baby.” She touched Joseph. “Drink,” she said.

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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 14 2020 11:07AM) : Tish Has good parents, Tish thought her parents were going to disown her because of her baby but that's not the case. They're having a celebration
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Jaylene G Jaylene G (Dec 22 2020 10:58AM) : I agree, Tish has understanding parents
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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 15 2020 12:52PM) : i like the fact that tish parents are happy for her and supporting her decision of keeping the baby
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:32AM) : I agree. Families are supposed to support each other.
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 3:59PM) : its nice that they are celebrating that they are gonna have a new family member. They want to make Tish feel supported
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:13PM) : tish is very lucky to have good supporting parents, most parents wouldn't have took that lightly
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 20 2020 11:46PM) : I think that this is a good message to convey to the others. It also shows us readers a little more of how the family is.
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Jaylene G Jaylene G (Dec 21 2020 11:01AM) : It’s seems like it’s awkward
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 21 2020 1:54PM) : they are all supporting tish and it is really nice. This could show a theme that is love
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:17PM) : Her parents are supportive of her baby, which is surprising because of how they acted before.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 1:03PM) : I can see that tish’s mother really cares about her and wants her just to be happy
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:13PM) : agreed
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 27 2021 10:33PM) : Tishs mother is very supportive of tish and her baby with fonny
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Harry C Harry C (Dec 14 2020 11:07AM) : we're drinking to a new life more

Is this baby’s life of a new change for her Clem?

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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 14 2020 11:08AM) : Why are they drinking more

Are they drinking to celebrate?

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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 15 2020 10:06AM) : Yes i think there celebrating the baby [Edited]
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:14PM) : yea but i dont think they should be it can harm the baby
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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 15 2020 12:53PM) : they shouldnt be drinking bcuz the baby
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 21 2020 11:04AM) : agreed more

I agree with you Nierra because she was pregnant and it’s bad

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STEVEN G STEVEN G (Jan 22 2021 1:04PM) : i agree that would damage it
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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 23 2021 5:18PM) : In the early 1970's, people were not aware that heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy can damage the fetus. more

The discovery of Fetal alcohol syndrome was made in the same year that Baldwin was writing his book – 1973. (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736) The scientists who made the discovery published their findings in November of that year, after Baldwin sent his writing to the publishing company for editing and printing. My mom drank cocktails while she was pregnant with me in 1961. I think it takes more alcohol than she drank to hurt the fetus, though. I came out ok.

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:23AM) : What does she mean by "a new life"? is something big going to happen?
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:33AM) : I agree. What could they mean when they say a new life?
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 22 2020 1:34PM) : A new life as a mother your life changes after you have a kid its like a whole new chapter or "a new life"
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 22 2020 1:30PM) : So your pregnant drinking liquor? i just realized this.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:15PM) : I really hope Tish isn’t about to drink cause she’s pregnant
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:15PM) : me too, it can cause damage to the baby
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SANIYA L SANIYA L (Dec 30 2020 9:16PM) : Tish told her family she was pregnant
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STEVEN G STEVEN G (Jan 22 2021 1:05PM) : tish wasnt afraid to tell them
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Daddy wet his lips, staring at me. It was like no one could speak before he spoke. I stared at him. I didn’t know what he was going to say. Joseph put his glass down. Then he picked it up again. He was trying to speak; he wanted to speak; but he couldn’t. And he looked at me as if he was trying to find out something, something my face would tell him. A strange smile wavered just around his face, not yet in his face, and he seemed to be traveling backward and forward at once, in time. He said, “That’s a hell of a note.” Then he drank some more brandy, and he said, “Ain’t you going to drink to the little one, Tish?” I swallowed a little brandy, and I coughed and Ernestine patted me on the back. Then, she took me in her arms. She had tears on her face. She smiled down at me – but she didn’t say anything.

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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 4:03PM) : it probably wont be too bad that she drank while pregnant one time but if you do it consistently your baby will have issues or die
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 07 2021 3:04PM) : In my opinion it is bad to drink while you are pregnant one reason is because your pregnant the second reason is you have a child in your stomach.
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Luisa P Luisa P (Jan 22 2021 12:51PM) : I get that they're celebrating but why give Tish alcohol?
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Jan 26 2021 9:36AM) : i can tell that tish was kinda nervous and wondering what her dad will say
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:10PM) : Tish seemed anxious about what her dad was gonna say and it seems that he was trying to find the words to say to her.
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iyanna R iyanna R (Dec 21 2020 2:03PM) : . more

they’re drinking in celebration of tish and fonnie’s new baby. although its not good for tish to be drinking if shes pregnant

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Dehao L Dehao L (Jan 14 2021 1:20PM) : agreed aint good to be drinking if shes pregnant
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 22 2020 12:14PM) : Summary more

I think this means he wants to talk but he is shocked.

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SARA P SARA P (Dec 31 2020 7:17PM) : what did he want to say? why couldn't he say it?
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:32PM) : maybe because he was so shocked that he couldn't say anything. kind of like having him speechless
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Dec 22 2020 10:53AM) : Maybe Joseph wanted to know how tish felt about it without asking her verbally, to then state his opinion.
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Dehao L Dehao L (Jan 14 2021 1:20PM) : agreed seems reasonable
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 16 2020 10:12AM) : i'm no doctor but I don't think you should be drinking while you are having a kid
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 07 2021 3:06PM) : I agree with you Alexander Because I guaranteed you every doctor says don't drink when you have a child.
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:18AM) : I dont think it was a good choice to make tish have a drink while pregnant even if it is just one
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JUAN V JUAN V (Dec 14 2020 11:01AM) : ummm.... more

if they are gonna have a baby…. then drinking may not be a good idea…..

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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 14 2020 11:07AM) : I agree with you Juan because having a baby a baby and drinking is dangerous.
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 15 2020 10:17AM) : I also agree with you guys, it's interesting that they believe she can do that, but also makes me wonder if they drank when having Tish, the sister or any other family member.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 06 2021 5:47PM) : I guess they did because they wanted to drink and celebrate.
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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 14 2020 12:53PM) : this is true
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 14 2020 2:56PM) : i agree drinking can cause the baby to possibly have problems
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:16PM) : Yes I obviously agree more

Alcohol can cause problems for the developing baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she is pregnant.

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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 22 2020 1:37PM) : For anyone still wondering why shes drinking while shes pregnant I searched it up and the affects of doing so can result in your baby having abnormal facial features and growth and nervous system problems. [Edited]
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SARA P SARA P (Dec 16 2020 1:21PM) : yeah that's definetly not a good idea. It can cause several problems with the baby and their development.
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Dehao L Dehao L (Jan 14 2021 1:21PM) : agreed not safe
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SARA P SARA P (Dec 31 2020 7:17PM) : shouldn't she be like... not drinking when she pregnant.
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:21AM) : This is why you dont drink or smoke or do drugs while pregnant because it is bad for you and the baby
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“How long this been going on?” Daddy asked.

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“About three months,” Mama said.

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“Yeah. That’s what I figured,” said Ernestine, surprising me.

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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:20PM) : I wonder when Ernestine figured out that she was pregnant, and also why she didn't say anything about it.
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“Three months!” Daddy said: as though five months or two months would have made some kind of difference and made more sense.

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“Since March,” I said. Fonny had been arrested in March.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:07PM) : Question more

Why was Fonny arrested in march?

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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 15 2020 10:08AM) : what was fonny arrested for?
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 15 2020 10:21AM) : My question exactly. James is providing every piece of information about Fonny's arrest, but why he was arrested in the first place. more

I think he might be trying to build suspense on it.

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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 15 2020 12:54PM) : true thats what i was wondering as well
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Dehao L Dehao L (Jan 14 2021 1:22PM) : same
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:18PM) : I can answer that for you 😊 [Edited] more

Fonny is in jail because a white man harassed Tish at the market and he defended her against the man’s advances, only to come to the attention of Officer Bell. Fonny is in jail because a system of laws wields and upholds racism. I hope this helped

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SARA P SARA P (Jan 01 2021 6:54PM) : thank youuu
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:33AM) : I have had this same question. I still do not know why he was arrested.
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 22 2020 1:41PM) : The cop that arrested him claimed Fonny ran where the scene of where a girl got raped or sum but thats not enough evidence to lock someone up.
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:35AM) : It is so crazy in this world how black men go to jail on crimes they where not even close to involved in disgraceful

“While you two was running around looking at places, so you could get married,” Daddy said. His face was full of questions, and he would have been able to ask these questions of his son – or, at least, I think that a black man can: but he couldn’t ask these questions of his daughter. For a moment, I was almost angry, then I wasn’t. Fathers and sons are one thing. Fathers and daughters are another.

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Jaylene G Jaylene G (Dec 21 2020 11:04AM) : Tish and her dad have a special relationship
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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 1:10PM) : I kinda agree with her dad that they should get married because like their looking for a place and are gonna have a kid so why not?
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Dehao L Dehao L (Jan 14 2021 1:22PM) : agreed
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:22PM) : I think in the time period it was probably taboo to have a baby and move in together but NOT be married, so it seems right that her dad would assume that.
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:14PM) : There's definitely different relationship dynamics between father and son to father to daughter just like with mothers.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:21PM) : I agree with Tish sometimes it isn’t always easy being a female 😂
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 16 2020 10:11AM) : especially a Black female in her time.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 16 2020 1:16PM) : Yes exactly 😊 😢
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 27 2021 10:35PM) : Tishs dad had a lot of questions for tish witch kinda got her mad but then she wasn’t causse she understood
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:37AM) : I like this sentence because it is hard being black in general but being black and a women you just targeted
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iyanna R iyanna R (Dec 22 2020 1:29PM) : . more

She stopped herself from being angry because she understood that the relationships between a father and a son and a father and a daughter are different.

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It doesn’t do to look too hard into this mystery, which is as far from being simple as it is from be­ing safe. We don’t know enough about ourselves. I think it’s better to know that you don’t know, that way you can grow with the mystery as the mystery grows in you. But, these days, of course, everybody knows everything, that’s why so many people are so lost.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 22 2020 12:17PM) : Summary more

This means they know more about others but not them self

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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:28PM) : I don't understand this sentence. Just the way it's phrased is confusing to me.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:25PM) : Yeah thats true in fact other people that you hang around and know you they actually know more things about you then you know about yourself .
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 15 2020 6:42PM) : learning more

not only that it allows for them to grow and learn about themselves and also they are not being held down to a specific thing about them.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:23PM) : I really liked this sentence because most people tend to overthink and If you spend your life following something infinite you will exhaust yourself and die; because knowledge is infinite, life is finite.

But I wondered how Frank would take the news that his son, Fonny, was about to be a father. Then I realized that the first thing everybody thought was, But Fonny’s in jail! Frank would think that: that would be his first thought. Frank would think, if anything happens, my boy won’t never see his baby. And Joseph thought, If anything happens, my little girl’s baby won’t have no father. Yes. That was the thought, unspoken, which stiffened the air in our kitchen. And I felt that I should say something. But I was too tired. I leaned against Ernestine’s shoulder. I had nothing to say.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:28PM) : This must be hard on not the family only but especially Fonny because he is going to be a dad and he is in jail for something he never did
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:17PM) : i feel bad that he cant be in the baby's life and that hes not getting any justice in the courts
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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:24AM) : why didn't they tell Frank yet? is he the only one who doesn't know?
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 22 2020 1:47PM) : To be honest when I heard Ms Hunt didnt like tish i thought the same would apply for frank but when he heard the news he was laughing and that was good to see he was excited.
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:39AM) : I rhink that frank would not be pleased to hear his son is going to be a dad and he would not take it lightly
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 28 2021 9:25AM) : It's interesting to still see how tension resides with everyone even with good news, It seems that when everyone stops talking and doing things, they only have time to think.
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:31PM) : I wonder why none of the family members had brought it up, even when they were all thinking it.
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“You sure you want this baby, Tish?” my father asked me.

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 14 2020 11:01AM) : I think that when he asks her he is really wondering if he can handle her having a baby
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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 14 2020 12:53PM) : true, maybe hes scared
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Kiran C Kiran C (Dec 14 2020 11:06AM) : Tish's father's question -- "You sure you want this baby?" makes me think that he's respecting her as a woman, and respecting a woman's right to choose whether to keep a baby or not. more

So like, he’s asking her if she wants to keep the baby. I wonder if Joe is asking TIsh if she wants to put the baby up for adoption.

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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:22PM) : i also think her dad just worried about her and her happiness,i dont think hes asking it to be funny or anything
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:28PM) : I think her father is worried about Tish and just wants her to be happy
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 4:04PM) : maybe what her father means is that maybe even he isn't ready for her to have it
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 23 2020 2:27PM) : Summary more

I think this means her father is worried because she is so young to have a baby.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:33PM) : Summary more

Here it’s saying are you sure you want this baby because you are young

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“Oh, yes,” I said, “and Fonny wants it, too! It’s our baby,” I said. “Don’t you see? And it’s not Fon­ny’s fault that he is in jail, it’s not as though he ran away, or anything. And-” this was the only way I could answer the questions he hadn’t asked-“we’ve always been best friends, ever since we were little, you know that. And we’d be married now, if—if—!”

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:30PM) : Even though Tish said some harsh things about Fonny you can still see that she loves him truly
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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 9:48PM) : agree more

True that’s Deep love :)

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 21 2020 2:00PM) : I think she’s really trying to assure her dad that this is what she wants and that Fonny isn’t at fault and is also taking responsibility
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 02 2021 10:58PM) : Tish was for sure having this baby. Fonny and her both wanted it. She knows it's good for them. Even though he is in jail she still is 100% sure.
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 03 2021 7:44PM) : If it's not Fonny's fault. Then's whose fault was it.
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Delilah M Delilah M (Jan 29 2021 8:55PM) : Tish immediately launches into an explanation of how much Fonny and she love each other.
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:20PM) : Tish definitely loves and with stay by Fonny's side, you can tell cause the way see defends him in situation.
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JUAN V JUAN V (Dec 14 2020 11:02AM) : . more

That’s True.

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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 14 2020 11:04AM) : This shows the trust between Fonny and Tish
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 16 2020 10:20AM) : this shows how reassuring it is to have Fonny want the baby so that Tish wouldn't worry about being a single mother.
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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 9:10PM) : Question more

So who’s fault is it??

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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 1:12PM) : I wonder why James Baldwin won't tell us what Fonny did.
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:45AM) : I really do wonder what fonny did but i feel like he should be out to see his daughter and i think soon to be wife
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 14 2020 11:03AM) : I like how Baldwin didn't make Tish tell the readers how Fonny got arrested by Tish saying "if,if" more

It built the suspence and made reader including me wonder how did Fonny get arrested?!

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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 14 2020 2:59PM) : i agree with you
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 15 2020 10:10AM) : Tish really wants to get married
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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 15 2020 12:55PM) : maybe she should express tht to her bf...
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 21 2020 1:56PM) : this is showing the trust and love between fonny and tish. tish might say that when she sees fonny.

“Your father know that,” Mama said. “He’s only worried about you.”

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“Don’t you go thinking I think you a bad girl, or any foolishness like that,” Daddy said. “I just asked you that because you so young, that’s all, and-“

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:32PM) : This was so heartwarming, seeing her dad care for her and supporting her all the way 😢
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benny v benny v (Dec 16 2020 1:18PM) : family goals
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 16 2020 10:23AM) : it must be reassuring to her when her father tells her that he isn't mad at her.
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“It’s rough, but we’ll make it,” Ernestine said.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:33PM) : Even her SISTER is being so nice and supportive
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benny v benny v (Dec 16 2020 1:18PM) : isnt that to be expected? their in this together.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:08PM) : Question more

What is rough? where will they make it?

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She knows Daddy better than I do. I think it’s because she’s felt since we were children that our Daddy maybe loved me more than he loves her. This isn’t true, and she knows that now – people love different people in different ways – but it must have seemed that way to her when we were little. I look as though I just can’t make it, she looks like can’t nothing stop her. If you look helpless, people react to you in one way and if you look strong, or just come on strong, people react to you in another way, and, since you don’t see what they see, this can be very painful. I think that’s may­be why Sis was always in front of that damn mirror all the time, when we were kids. She was say­ing, I don’t care. I got me. Of course, this only made her come on stronger than ever, which was the last effect she desired: but that’s the way we are and that’s how we can sometimes get so fucked up. Anyway, she’s past all that. She knows who she is, or, at least, she knows who she damn well isn’t; and since she’s no longer terrified of uprisings in those forces which she lives with and has learned how to use and subdue, she can walk straight ahead into anything; and so she can cut Daddy off when he’s talking – which I can’t do. She moved away from me a little and put my glass in my hand.” Unbow your head, sister,” she said, and raised her glass and touched mine. “Save the children,” she said, very quietly, and drained her glass.

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Jaylene G Jaylene G (Dec 16 2020 10:11AM) : This probably put a strain on their relationship and could cause issues in the future
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STEVEN G STEVEN G (Dec 16 2020 1:19PM) : i agree because there is always a cause and affect
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 20 2020 11:45PM) : Was the unfair treatment at home noticeable to all? Was this treatment on purpose or was it not planned?
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Luisa P Luisa P (Jan 22 2021 12:55PM) : I think that why Ernestine always mock or get angry at Tish some time.
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:22PM) : Tish's dad has different ways he expresses his love for his children, that sometimes it may seem he loves one child more then the other.
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 15 2020 10:25AM) : (Question) What did the Dad (When they were younger) do to make them feel like he loved one sister more than he loved the other?
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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 15 2020 12:55PM) : he probably showed one more affection then the other
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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 16 2020 10:23AM) : I think her dad loved both of them the same, but he shows it using different ways. more

I felt this way because Tish says, “ I look as though I can’t make it, she looks like can’t nothing stop her” she’s saying her dad may have protected and helped her more because she is more fragile. He didn’t do that to her sister because he knows she can stand up for herself.

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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:25PM) : maybe ur right
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:34PM) : yeah i agree. he just showed his love in different ways
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:33PM) : Damn thats tough
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 17 2020 11:31PM) : Maybe Ernestine felt that their dad didn't love her as much as he loved Tish because he showed his love and care for both of them in different ways. more

“This isn’t true, and she knows that now – people love different people in different ways – but it must have seemed that way to her when we were little.”

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:25AM) : Why would she feel as though her dad loved her less then Tish? Did he do something??
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 21 2020 1:58PM) : I think that the father could of done something like get toys or be with the other sister more and that probably made tish think the father loved the other sister more
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:54AM) : I feel like he showed different ways of love so that is why she thought that
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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 21 2020 2:05PM) : I’m glad she realized that just because her father showed love to tish one way and different for her that it dosent mean he loves her any less
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:35PM) : This is why we shouldn’t assume things and start thinking in other peoples point of view
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STEVEN G STEVEN G (Jan 22 2021 1:06PM) : i agree, people have different thoughts every time [Edited]
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Mama said, “To the newborn,” and Daddy said, “I hope it’s a boy. That’d tickle old Frank to piec­es, I bet.” Then he looked at me. “Do you mind,” he asked me, “if I’m the one to tell him, Tish?”

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:37PM) : Awww thats so cute future father in law telling his son in law that 💜
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:26PM) : i know rightttt
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 28 2021 9:41AM) : I like that the father in laws seem to get along and it's very nice to see that he was thinking of personally telling Frank.

I said, “No. I don’t mind.”

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“Well, then!” he said, grinning, “maybe I’ll go on over there now.”

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 21 2020 2:06PM) : I’m glad they’re not showing tish any hatred or kicking her out for this. [Edited]
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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 1:19PM) : I agree
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“Maybe you better phone first,” Mama said. “He don’t stay home a whole lot, you know.”

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“I sure would like to be the one to tell them sisters,” said Ernestine.

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Mama laughed, and said, “Joe, why don’t you just call up and ask them all over here? Hell, it’s Saturday night and it ain’t late and we still got a lot of brandy in the bottle. And, now that I think about it, it’s really the best way to do it.”

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JUAN V JUAN V (Dec 14 2020 11:03AM) : . more

The sisters could be busy though.

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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 14 2020 12:54PM) : true
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 10:38PM) : If the sisters were busy her mom wouldn’t invite them over [Edited]
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:26PM) : exactly what i said
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“That’s all right with you, Tish?” Daddy asked me.

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“It’s got to be done,” I said.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:08PM) : Question more

What as to be done?

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So, Daddy stood up, after watching me for a moment, and walked into the living room, to the phone. He could have used the wall phone in the kitchen but he had that kind of grim smile on his face which he has when he knows he’s got business to take care of and when he wants to make sure you know enough to stay out of it.

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We listened to him dialing the number. That was the only sound in the house. Then, we could hear the phone at the other end, ringing. Daddy cleared his throat.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 23 2020 2:30PM) : Question more

I wonder who her father is calling?

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I guess he was going to call someone. I guess he wanted to socialized with someone.

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We heard, “Mrs. Hunt-? Oh. Good evening, Mrs. Hunt. This is Joe Rivers talking. I just won­dered if I could please speak to Frank, if he’s home – Thank you, Mrs. Hunt”

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Mama grunted, and winked at Sis.

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“Hey! – How you doing? Yeah, this is Joe. I’m all right, man, hanging in, you know – say, listen oh, yeah, Tish saw him this afternoon, man, he’s fine. – Yeah – As a matter of fact, man, we got a whole lot to talk about, that’s why I’m calling you. – I can’t go into all that over the phone, man. Listen. It concerns all of us. – Yes. – Listen. Don’t give me all that noise. You all just jump in the car and come on over here. Now. Yeah. That’s right. Now – What? – Look, man, I said it concerns all of us. – Ain’t nobody here dressed neither, she can come in her fucking bathrobe for all I care. – Shut up, you sick mother. I’m trying to be nice. Shit. Don’t be bitter – Just dump her in the back seat of the car, and drive, now, come on, man. This is serious. – Hey. Pick up a six pack, I’ll pay you when you get here. – Yeah. – Look. Will you hang up this phone and get your ass, I mean your collective ass, on over here, man? – In a minute. Bye.”

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 15 2020 10:14AM) : It's kind of crazy how rude he his to them.
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 16 2020 10:17AM) : I agree. Why is he being so rude to them?
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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:27AM) : I also agree he is being rude and agressive towards them.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 23 2020 2:32PM) : Question more

Why is he being so rude and aggressive?

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JUAN V JUAN V (Dec 15 2020 10:17AM) : . more

Joe is forcing them harshly to come over.

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benny v benny v (Dec 16 2020 1:19PM) : for what reason??
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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 15 2020 12:55PM) : why is he being so rude ?
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 16 2020 9:56AM) : Tish’s father joe is forcing them to come over and he isnt asking them for there consent, its more like hes demanding them to come over
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 16 2020 1:22PM) : joe is basically thinking he has power over them and just commanding them to do what he wants
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 10:55AM) : This guy is being mad disrespectful for no reason
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:24PM) : Joe is really aggressive the way he talks to them.
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He came back into the kitchen, smiling.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 15 2020 10:17AM) : Question more

Why is he smiling?

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 16 2020 9:58AM) : Because he got fonnys family to come over
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 16 2020 10:13AM) : There about to have a celebration because he was on the phone with Frank saying to come over.
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:35PM) : Before, I was wondering why he was being so rude earlier and is now smiling [Edited] more

Now, I see why Tish’s father was talking trash to Fonny’s father. If my friend talked like that to me, I’d smile, too.

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“Mrs. Hunt is getting dressed,” he said, and sat down. Then he looked over at me. He smiled – a wonderful smile. “Come on over here, Tish,” he said, “and sit down on your Daddy’s knee.”

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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 19 2020 10:18PM) : i dont think fonny's parents will support this
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:34AM) : I agree. I think they will be angry about this.
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 03 2021 7:55PM) : agreed. F.onny's parents will probably be furious.
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I felt like a princess. I swear I did. He took me in his arms and settled me on his lap and kissed me on the forehead and rubbed his hand, at first roughly and then very gently through my hair. “You’re a good girl, Clementine,” he said. “I’m proud of you. Don’t you forget that.”

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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 15 2020 6:18PM) : Tish's father is there to support her more

Tish’s father is there to support her no matter what decision she makes. her father is proud of her and loves her a lot.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 16 2020 9:59AM) : Yeah but he was forcing Fonnys family to come over
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SANIYA L SANIYA L (Dec 31 2020 12:17AM) : Even though tish is young, her father is still supportive. He still shows that he cares for her and that he will have her back.
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“She ain’t going to forget it,” said Ernestine. “I’ll whip her ass.”

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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 16 2020 12:15AM) : warning more

the dad is trying to sound like he’s warning her but in a funny way, even though he means it

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 16 2020 3:40PM) : the dad is trying to be nice to her while reminding her that he is the boss.
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 16 2020 4:08PM) : warning more

i totally agree with this because the dad isn’t being too strict but he wants to sound like he makes the order here and she should follow.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 16 2020 4:01PM) : Ernestine kinda seems like she’s jealous that Tish is getting loved more then she is and then Ernestine says “she ain’t going to forget it” she saying that Tish isnt going to forget that she’s a good girl and that her father loves her
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 18 2020 5:35AM) : I agree with this more

because of Ernestine’s tone when she says “She ain’t going to forget it,” and “I’ll whip her ass."

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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 16 2020 8:23PM) : he's trying to be funny while asserting dominance
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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 18 2020 3:03AM) : Question more

Is he happy or mad at her???i don’t get it

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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 21 2020 1:27AM) : i think maybe its both
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 04 2021 1:59AM) : I agree. He is confusing me too. is he excited or angry?
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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 25 2021 2:06AM) : Ernestine is Tish's older sister, also known as "Sis". more

I think Ernestine is teasing Tish.

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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 21 2020 5:41AM) : Opinion more

I’m getting mix messages from what he is trying to convey.

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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 4:57PM) : I feel like she is mad and jealous just because tish and her have different type of love and he is also trying to remind them who is in charge
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 10:09PM) : Why? more

Why is their violence in the text?

“But she’s pregnant!” Mama cried, and took a sip of her cognac and then we all cracked up. My father’s chest shook with laughter, I felt his chest rising and falling between my shoulder blades, and this laughter contained a furious joy, an unspeakable relief: in spite of all that hung above our heads. I was his daughter, all right: I had found someone to love and I was loved and he was re­leased and verified. That child in my belly was also, after all, his child, too, for there would have been no Tish if there had been no Joseph. Our laughter in that kitchen, then, was our helpless re­sponse to a miracle. That baby was our baby, it was on its way, my father’s great hand on my belly held it and warmed it: in spite of all that hung above our heads, that child was promised safety. Love had sent it, spinning out of us, to us. Where that might take us, no one knew: but, now, my father, Joe, was ready. In a deadlier and more profound way than his daughters were, this child was the seed of his loins. And no knife could cut him off from life until that child was bom. And I almost felt the child feel this, that child which had no movement yet – I almost felt it leap against my father’s hand, kicking upward against my ribs. Something in me sang and hummed and then I felt the deadly morning sickness and I dropped my head onto my father’s shoulder. He held me. It was very silent. The nausea passed.

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iyanna R iyanna R (Dec 22 2020 7:46PM) : I like this paragraph alot because [Edited] more

it shows Tish’s family being brought together in celebration of the news of the new baby and they’re sharing joy, relief, family bonding time, etc. and this is really important in building a relationship, especially since their father’s relationship is different for both sisters. And also the support they show Tish during this time

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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 28 2021 4:58PM) : At least her parents want her to be safe
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 11:32PM) : Tish's family is really supportive of her relationship and pregnancy, i can tell just by how she described her fathers happiness and the way they are celebrating.
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 16 2020 4:05PM) : Their all in shock
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 18 2020 5:39AM) : (opinion) It makes me happy to see that more

Tish’s family cares more about her safety and well being and continue to be supportive of her and her pregnancy. “My father’s chest shook with laughter, I felt his chest rising and falling between my shoulder blades, and this laughter contained a furious joy, an unspeakable relief: in spite of all that hung above our heads.”

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STEVEN G STEVEN G (Jan 22 2021 7:09PM) : I agree her parents want her to be safe
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 15 2020 4:30PM) : (Opinion) I'm glad that the family can agree and cherish this baby. And that her father is proud of her.
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 16 2020 4:16PM) : yes but the question is can Fonny's parent agree? more

I don’t think so because The Hunt family is known to be stubborn

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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 3:35PM) : I don't think that Fonny's parents will agree.
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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 7:25PM) : I agree I don't think Fonny parents would agree and help tish with her pregnancy. I think it will cause stress and problems for tish during her pregnancy.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 16 2020 7:19PM) : Honestly really impressed that her family is supporting her because she is only 19 years old and many families wont support so I’m happy that she is surrounded by good,positive,loving energy
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 8:37PM) : i agree and if it wasn't for the family supporting Tish, her life and the babies life would be worse and more difficult.
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Sharon watched it all, smiling, swinging her foot, thinking ahead. Again, she winked at Ernes­tine.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 16 2020 1:21PM) : Why did tish mother wink at ernestine
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 22 2020 12:23PM) : Question more

What is sharon thinking about?

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“Shall we,” asked Ernestine, rising, “dress for Mrs. Hunt?” – and we all cracked up again.

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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 14 2020 11:12AM) : I feel like Mrs.Hunt is not going to respect the fact Tish is pregnant,because they don't respect her.
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STEVEN G STEVEN G (Dec 16 2020 1:22PM) : i agree because the dad doesnt over react
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NICOLLE J NICOLLE J (Dec 16 2020 1:27PM) : I agree Mrs. Hunt never really liked her or was very fond about her and her son so she wouldn't like this news.
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“Look. We got to be nice,” said Joseph.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 16 2020 1:22PM) : Why did he say we have to be nice If he was the one that was forcing fonny’s family over
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 17 2020 11:47PM) : I feel like when Joseph says "Look. We got to be nice," he means that even though they may not like the Hunts that much they should still have some type of bond with them since they are related to the father of Tish's baby.

“We’ll be nice,” said Ernestine. “Lord knows we’ll be nice. You raised us right. You fust didn’t never buy us no clothes.” She said to Mama, “But Mrs. Hunt, now, and them sisters, they got war­drobes -! Ain’t no sense in trying to compete with them,” she said despairingly, and sat down.

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“I didn’t run no tailor shop,” said Joseph, and looked into my eyes, and smiled.

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The very first time Fonny and I made love was strange. It was strange because we had both seen it coming. That is not exactly the way to put it. We had not seen it coming. Abruptly, it was there: and then we knew that it had always been there, waiting. We had not seen the moment. But the moment had seen us, from a long ways off – sat there, waiting for us – utterly free, the moment, playing cards, hurling thunderbolts, cracking spines, tremendously waiting for us, dawdling home from school, to keep our appointment.

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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 16 2020 8:35AM) : I wonder what made Tish have a flashback of her relationship with Fonny. more

Tish and her family were jokingly talking about how Fonny’s mom and sisters always dress fancy, and the reason why they didn’t have much clothes was because Joseph didn’t run a tailor shop. but then Tish started to think about her relationship with Fonny I wonder what made her thought of that because it didn’t have anything to do with the topic of the conversation.

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NICOLLE J NICOLLE J (Dec 15 2020 10:56AM) : I guess that she meant that she imagined that they were gonna have sex together.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 6:09PM) : I think she’s talking about the baby she’s going to have and how she didnt see that coming (the baby )
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 17 2020 8:50PM) : I think Tish means that there was always a spark of sexual attraction between the two of them, but it just took a while for it to come into play. more

“we knew that it had always been there, waiting. We had not seen the moment.”

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Look. I dumped water over Fonny’s head and scrubbed Fonny’s back in the bathtub, in a time that seems a long time ago now. I swear I don’t rmember seeing his sex, and yet, of course, I must have. We never played doctor – and yet, I had played this rather terrifying game with other boys and Fonny had certainly played with other girls, and boys. I don’t remember that we ever had any curiosity concerning each other’s bodies at all – due to the cunning of that watching moment which knew we were approaching. Fonny loved me too much, we needed each other too much. We were a part of each other, flesh of each other’s flesh – which meant that we so took each other for granted that we never thought of the flesh. He had legs, and I had legs – that wasn’t all we knew but that was all we used. They brought us up the stairs and down the stairs and, always, to each other.

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iyanna R iyanna R (Dec 22 2020 1:52PM) : I love this kind of relationship because [Edited] more

they fell in love for eachother, not for looks, sex, bodies, but for eachother and only eachother. You could feel the love was real between them, even at a younger age. It’s like they were brought together, which is good for them because this type of relationship is the best type.

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 21 2020 11:21PM) : Flashback to when they were kids
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:10PM) : I really find there relationship healthy because they didnt fall in love just by the looks and for s*x they fell in love because they cared for each other and ,made sure each other was happy
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 27 2021 10:41PM) : Tish and fonny has never questioned each other’s body they knew they were different but didn’t talk about it
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NICOLLE J NICOLLE J (Dec 15 2020 1:58PM) : I find there relationship sweet. They didn't love each other for sex and only sex which they haven't had yet but because they truly and deeply loved each other, it was more than physical attention but that they both were connected in a way.
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 20 2020 7:30PM) : sameee

But that meant that there had never been any occasion for shame between us. I was flatchested for a very long time. I’m only beginning to have real breasts now, because of the baby, in fact, and I still don’t have any hips. Fonny liked me so much that it didn’t occur to him that he loved me. I liked him so much that no other boy was real to me. I didn’t see them. I didn’t know what this meant. But the waiting moment, which had spied us on the road, and which was waiting for us, knew.

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Drew H Drew H (Dec 15 2020 10:35AM) : I'm glad that Fonny makes her feel good about herself, instead of pushing her down about her features.
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:42PM) : Fonny loved Tish for her, not her body, and Tish loved him so much she didn't even notice any other boys.
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 18 2020 12:18AM) : they were able to be themselves around each other without feeling uncomfortable or like they had to hide anything.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:11PM) : This shows that fonny loved her for you she is not by her looks like her body and just use her, he really cared for her
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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 15 2020 1:58PM) : opinion more

This shows that fonny loved tish for her not for her body or anything and he was so in love he didn’t even realize it

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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Dec 22 2020 11:09AM) : oh my god yesss, it does show that fonny was so in love with tish.
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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 04 2021 6:28PM) : I see what you mean! more

It’s like, for Fonny, Tish is the original. And vice versa, for Tish.
They are already part of one another, like two halves of a whole.

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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 2:42PM) : this shows that this is true love and that Fonny is attracted to her generally and not for her body.
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 15 2020 1:55PM) : tish loved fonny so much that he didnt think any other boys would be existing [Edited]
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NICOLLE J NICOLLE J (Dec 15 2020 2:00PM) : Its sweet hearing this because not every relationship is like this. and it also differs to Fonny's parents relationship as well as Tish's parents relationship.
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Leo P Leo P (Dec 16 2020 9:41AM) : I think that this means she will never cheat on fonnie. [Edited]
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 18 2020 12:25AM) : Tish loved Fonny to the point that other boys didn't matter to her and she never paid attention to any of them.
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Fonny kissed me good-night one night when he was twenty-one and I eighteen, and I felt his sex jerk against me and he moved away. I said good-night and I ran up the stairs and he ran down the stairs. And I couldn’t sleep that night: something had happened. And he didn’t come around, I didn’t see him, for two or three weeks. That was when he did that wood figure which he gave to Mama.

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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 28 2021 10:04AM) : I think this shows that he has manners and is mature, Instead of acting and taking advantage he moved away and avoided Tish probably from being ashamed, Not many men would do that and I think that shows what type of character Fonny is.
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NICOLLE J NICOLLE J (Dec 15 2020 2:02PM) : Its sorta funny and sweet how both felt that way. And how they knew that something happened and got nervous so they ignored each other.
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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 1:29PM) : agree
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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 19 2020 10:37PM) : I think they ignored each other because of embarrassment
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The day he gave it to her was a Saturday. After he gave the figure to Mama we left the house and we walked around. I was so happy to see him, after so long, that I was ready to cry. And eve­rything was different. I was walking through streets I had never seen before. The faces around me, I had never seen. We moved in a silence which was music from everywhere. Perhaps for the first time in my life, I was happy and knew that I was happy, and Fonny held me by the hand. It was like that Sunday morning, so long ago, when his mother had carried us to church.

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 15 2020 1:00PM) : This is a time where she’s experiencing true happiness in her life more
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benny v benny v (Dec 16 2020 12:20PM) : seems like it was the way it started off
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 8:14PM) : It seems like all they want is for each other to be happy and Tish and Fonny really love each other , and i bet you they are going to fall in love more after they have a baby
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NICOLLE J NICOLLE J (Dec 15 2020 1:03PM) : Fonny and Tish have a sweet relationship especially knowing how they both feel about each other before them getting together.
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 16 2020 1:26PM) : you can tell that tish cares a lot about fonny
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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 4:29AM) : Is she happy because of Fonny? Does Fonny make her happy?
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 12:37PM) : i feel like tish really cares about fonny. they seem to make each other happy
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Fonny had no part in his hair now – it was heavy all over his head. He had no blue suit, he had no suit at all. He was wearing an old black and red lumber jacket and old gray corduroy pants. His heavy shoes were scuffed; and he smelled of fatigue.

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He was the most beautiful person I had seen in all my life.

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Ian D Ian D (Dec 16 2020 9:09AM) : Even though Fonny didn't have a lot of good clothes and he smells, Tish still thinks that he's beautiful because she loves him.
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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 16 2020 10:42AM) : I agree. more

Fonny has a lot of imperfections, and many things about him that wouldn’t be considered beautiful, but Tish still thinks he’s the most beautiful person she has seen in all her life. Tish looks beyond his imperfections and doesn’t judge him based on his looks. She loves Fonny for who he is.

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JUAN V JUAN V (Dec 16 2020 9:12AM) : . more

Fonny doesn’t need to look all handsome just so he can get approved by Tish.

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 7:48PM) : i agree more

it doesn’t matter how he looks Tish still loves him

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 8:15PM) : I really like fonny because he was just him and doesn’t impress Tish so she can fall in love with him. Especially lknowing that Fonny didnt have nice clothes and smells a little weird and had greecy hair tish still loved him
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 20 2020 10:38PM) : I think Fonny had a big impact on Tish for her to say this. Tish loves him for who he is and not who he tries to be.
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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 12:30PM) : I think this is where she starts to like him more than a friend.
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 22 2020 12:53PM) : I cant understand why Ms Hunt doesn't like Tish like clearly Fonny loves her and as a mother if your son thinks he found his lover you should respect that if you like it or not and you should at least try to find ways to like her.
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He has a slow, long-legged, bowlegged walk. We walked down the stairs to the subway train, he holding me by the hand. The train, when it came, was crowded, and he put an arm around me for protection. I suddenly looked up into his face. No one can describe this, I really shouldn’t try. His face was bigger than the world, his eyes deeper than the sun, more vast than the desert, all that had ever happened since time began was in his face. He smiled: a little smile. I saw his teeth: I saw exactly where the missing tooth had been, that day he spat in my mouth. The train rocked, he held me closer, and a kind of sigh I’d never heard before stifled itself in him.

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NICOLLE J NICOLLE J (Dec 22 2020 1:31PM) : Fonny is protective over Tish but not in an over exaggerated way. but in a loving way in the way he doesnt want anything bad to happen to her.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 22 2020 12:26PM) : Question more

What is Fonny thinking about?

It’s astounding the first time you realize that a stranger has a body – the realization that he has a body makes him a stranger. It means that you have a body, too. You will live with this forever, and it will spell out the language of your life.

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And it was absolutely astonishing to me to realize that I was a virgin. I really was. I suddenly wondered how. I wondered why. But it was because I had always, without ever thinking about it, known that I would spend my life with Fonny. It simply had not entered my mind that my life could do anything else. This meant that I was not merely a virgin; I was still a child.

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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 14 2020 8:38PM) : Notice how Baldwin put's flashbacks in his writing like for an example line 44-45 where they talk about dressing for mrs. Hunt it triggers a flashback of Fonny and Tish sexual relationship. [Edited]
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Leo P Leo P (Dec 16 2020 8:44AM) : im kind of confused as to why she is talking about this right now
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 8:17PM) : Because she’s talking about her love life 👀
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 8:16PM) : I mean duh your like 17 😂 when started dating fonny

We got off the train at Sheridan Square, in the Village. We walked east along West Fourth Street. Since it was Saturday, the streets were crowded, unbalanced with the weight of people. Most of them were young, they had to be young, you could see that: but they didn’t seem young to me. They frightened me, I could not, then, have said why. I thought it was because they knew so much more than me. And they did. But, in another way, which I’m only beginning to understand now, they didn’t. They had it all together: the walk, the sound, the laughter, the untidy clothes – clothes which were copies of a poverty as unimaginable for them as theirs was inexpressibly remote from me. There were many blacks and whites together: it was hard to tell which was the imitation. They were so free that they believed in nothing; and didn’t realize that this illusion was their only truth and that they were doing exactly as they had been told.

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Fonny looked over at me. It was getting to be between six and seven.

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“You all right?”

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“Sure. You?”

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“You want to eat down here or you want to wait till we get back uptown or you want to go to the movies or you want a little wine or a little pot or a beer or a cup of coffee? Or you just want to walk a little more before you make up your mind?” He was grinning, warm and sweet, and pull­ing a little against my hand, and swinging it.

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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 1:34PM) : It kinda cute how he asking so many questions about what she want's.
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 02 2021 7:27PM) : Fonny was the type of boyfriend who cares a lot and wants to make sure that she's happy. He asked her a bunch of questions of what she would like.
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 15 2020 6:13PM) : nice more

is being nice and is willing/ offering to do something nice for distraction.n

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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 16 2020 2:28PM) : i think this shows that he is being nice because he wants her to be distracted
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:38PM) : i agree
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:18PM) : This sounds spicy like what is he trying to do distracted her/be nice /or is he trying to make her fall in love with him

I was very happy, but I was uncomfortable, too. I had never been uncomfortable with him be­fore.

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MATTHEW W MATTHEW W (Jan 22 2021 9:49AM) : this means she really has feelings for him and she is staring to see it now [Edited]
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“Let’s walk to the park first.” I somehow wanted to stay outside awhile.

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“Okay.” And he still had that funny smile on his face, like something wonderful had just hap­pened to him and no one in the world knew anything about it yet, but him. But he would tell somebody soon, and it would be me.

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We crossed crowded Sixth Avenue, all kinds of people out hunting for Saturday night. But no­body looked at us, because we were together and we were both black. Later, when I had to walk these streets alone, it was different, the people were different, and I was certainly no longer a child.

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 7:18PM) : questions more

Where’s the colored people at??

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 21 2020 10:36PM) : People *of* color but if you’re referring to just black people you can just say where the black ppl at [Edited]
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“Let’s go this way,” he said, and we started down Sixth Avenue, toward Bleecker Street. We started down Bleecker and Fonny stared for a moment through the big window of the San Remo. There was no one in there that he knew, and the whole place looked tired and discouraged, as though wearily about to shave and get dressed for a terrible evening. The people under the weary light were veterans of indescribable wars.We kept walking. The streets were very crowded now, with youngsters, black and white, and cops. Fonny held his head a little higher, and his grip tigh­tened on my hand. There were lots of kids on the sidewalk, before the crowded coffee shop. A ju­kebox was playing Aretha’s “That’s Life.” It was strange. Everyone was in the streets, moving and talking, hke people do everywhere, and yet none of it seemed to be friendly.There was something hard and frightening about it: the way that something which looks real, but isn’t, can send you screaming out of your mind. It was just like scenes uptown, in a way, with the older men and women sitting on the stoops; with small children running up and down the block, cars moving slowly through this maelstrom, the cop car parked on the comer, with the two cops in it, other cops swaggering slowly along the sidewalk. It was like scenes uptown, in a way, but with some­thing left out, or something put in, I couldn’t tell: but it was a scene that frightened me. One had to make one’s way carefully here, for all these people were blind. We were jostled, and Fonny put his arm around my shoulder. We passed Minetta Tavern, crossed Minetta Lane, passed the newspaper stand on the next corner, and crossed diagonally into the park, which seemed to huddle in the shadow of the heavy new buildings of NYU and the high new apartment buildings on the east and the north. We passed the men who had been playing chess in the lamplight for generations, and people walking their dogs, and young men with bright hair and very tight pants, who looked quickly at Fonny and resignedly at me. We sat down on the stone edge of the dry fountain, facing the arch. There were lots of people around us, but I still felt this terrible lack of friendliness.

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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:46PM) : Fonny is very protective over Tish, you can see this when they walked past the cops.
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 15 2020 6:38PM) : protection more

This was his way to look intimidating when he looked up and held his head higher not only that by holding her hand tighter shows he wants to protect her.

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Drew H Drew H (Dec 16 2020 10:24AM) : I agree, Especially since they were walking past "whites" and cops. Racism was a big issue at the time, and still lives on today. more

And I’m not cutting out the “blacks” because anyone can be a bad person/make bad decisions.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:19PM) : Yes thats true i agree
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:39PM) : before: i agree. i think this is his way of protecting her [Edited] more

now: i say this because from my personal life i do this to my brother. and its a way of me saying “i love you”

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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 16 2020 2:25PM) : he was being very protective because they were walking past "whites" and cops
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:19PM) : Yeah that was sweet
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 02 2021 10:42PM) : They had to face the real world. How people are in the world. The outside life of being adults. [Edited]
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 14 2020 9:44PM) : If there story is in NYC why is the book called If Beale street Could Talk? more

Does it relate to the culture of Beale street?

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NIERRA R NIERRA R (Dec 15 2020 12:56PM) : your right , i was wondering the same thing
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 16 2020 10:03AM) : Right?!?!?, Ive always been confused on that
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Bethzy H Bethzy H (Dec 16 2020 10:17AM) : yeah i been also thinking why is called If Beale street could talk if its in NYC?
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 16 2020 1:29PM) : I was thinking the same thing. It might be explained later in the book. If there is no explanation there is probably an explanation somewhere.
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 21 2020 2:03PM) : maybe the title of the book could be about something in new chapters or something about the background of this book.
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JUAN V JUAN V (Dec 16 2020 10:14AM) : . more

I think Tish is in a not so friendly neighborhood.

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SARA P SARA P (Dec 16 2020 1:22PM) : I agree they seem un-welcoming

“I’ve slept in this park sometimes,” said Fonny. “It’s not a good idea.” He lit a cigarette. “You want a cigarette?”

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“Not now.” I had wanted to stay outside for a while. But now I wanted to get in, away from these people, out of the park. “Why did you sleep in the park?”

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“It was late. I didn’t want to wake up my folks. And I didn’t have no bread.”

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“You could have come to our house.”

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“Well. I didn’t want to wake up none of you neither.” He put his cigarettes back into his pocket. “But I got me a pad down here now. I’ll show it to you later, you want to see it.” He looked at me. “You getting cold and tired, I’ll get you something to eat, okay?”

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 6:21PM) : I feel like this is one of the themes about this book is protection because they are always protecting each other
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 27 2021 7:44PM) : Fonny sometimes would sleep at the park at night time so he won’t have to wake up his parents
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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 19 2020 7:43PM) : this sentence reveals that fonny is a thoughtful and considerate person
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 15 2020 3:39PM) : protection more

Another example of protection in there relationship and its shows how they care for one another even as something and getting them something to eat.

“Okay. You got money?”

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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 3:08PM) : what does he need money for
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 16 2020 9:20AM) : Question more

What does he mean when he says you got money?

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 8:22PM) : If you read on top he was asking her if she’s hungry so they can get food thats why he said “do you have money” 😊 i hope this helped

“Yeah, I hustled me up a little change, baby. Come on.”

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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 17 2020 10:55AM) : dope that hustling has been around for so long.
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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 9:50PM) : i agree but i wounder when did it first start??
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 8:23PM) : I guesss at there time lol idk
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We did a lot of walking that night, because now Fonny took me way west, along Greenwich, past the Women’s House of Detention, to this little Spanish restaurant, where Fonny knew all the waiters and they all knew him. And these people were different from the people in the Street, their smiles were different, and I felt at home. It was Saturday, but it was early, and they put us at a small table in the back – not as though they didn’t want people to see us but as though they were glad we’d come and wanted us to stay as long as possible.

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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 15 2020 4:38PM) : I think Tish is saying that she felt more at home because of their friendliness with them compared to the people in the street. more

the waiters gave Tish a friendly vibe maybe because they knew Fonny, and they didn’t seem like strangers. the waiters may have been friends with Fonny, and they must have treated Tish like she was a friend of theirs too.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 6:29PM) : TISH SAFE? more

I think tish is referring to how she feel uncomfortable out side because she can be in danger knowing that she is a BLACK and outside there Is more white people and they can harm her without getting in trouble >because it was white privalge.so she feel more safer inside knowing that there wouldn’t be harmful word attacking her and not being in danger

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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 27 2021 7:49PM) : Why did tish feel at home at the restaurant? Maybe cause they were kind and friendly
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 11:49AM) : Tish felt safer inside with those people instead of the people outside that intimidated her
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 6:22AM) : i agree because they were very kind to her
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I hadn’t had much experience in restaurants, but Fonny had; he spoke a little Spanish, too, and I could see that the waiters were teasing him about me. And then I remembered, as I was being in­troduced to our waiter, Pedrocito – which meant that he was the youngest – that we had been called on the block, Romeo and Juliet, people had always teased us. But not like this.

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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 16 2020 5:37PM) : teasing more

they were making fun of them and they were aware this but tried not to get to them, which shows how strong their relationship is.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:30PM) : I agree
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 6:03PM) : I also agree, they don't allow other people's doubt, to come between them. They just keep moving because they are confident in themselves.
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 4:12PM) : it shows they can suppress some emotion and ignore things like being made fun of.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:30PM) : Yeah true
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 20 2020 11:55PM) : Opinion more

I think that Tish felt welcomed in the restaurant I think when she is in other parts of the city she doesn’t feel welcomed. This restaurant makes her feel better.

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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:23AM) : i agree with this because they were nice to her and accepted her
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Some days, days I took off, when I could see him in the middle of the day, and then, again, at six, I’d walk from Centre Street to Greenwich, and I’d sit in the back and they’d feed me, very si­lently and carefully making sure that I ate – something; more than once, Luisito, who had just ar­rived from Spain and who could barely speak English, took away the cold omelette which he had cooked and which I had not touched and brought me a new, hot one, saying, “Senorita-? Por favor. He and the muchacho need your strength. He will not forgive us, if we let you starve. We are his friends. He trusts us. You must trust us, too.” He would pour me a little red wine. “Wine is good. Slow-ly.” I would take a sip. He would smile, but he would not move until I began to eat. Then, “It will be a boy,” he said, and grinned and moved away. They got me through many and many a ter­rible day. They were the very nicest people I had met in all New York; they cared. When the going got rough, when I was heavy, with Joseph, and Frank, and Sharon working, and Ernestine in bat­tle, they would arrange to have errands in the neighborhood of the Tombs, and, as though it were the most natural thing in the world – which it was, for them – drive me to their restaurant, and then they would drive me back down for the six o’clock visit. I will never forget them, never: they knew.

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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 27 2021 9:55PM) : Tish has people that care about her very much that they make sure she eats
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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 4:33AM) : The gender of the baby is a boy.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 8:31PM) : Is it official its a boy ? I’m 😞.... — lost
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 03 2021 9:13PM) : the baby is confirmed to be a boy
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Dehao L Dehao L (Dec 16 2020 1:52PM) : Being a great friend towards someone when their feeling down
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 17 2020 11:37PM) : (opinion) more

I’m glad to see that Tish has multiple people that love and support her that can get her through her rough days.

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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 28 2021 9:44AM) : Agree, it seems like Fonny was her main support system so to see that his friends are helping out probably helps her so much.
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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 15 2020 7:11PM) : the people working at the restaurant are great friends more

I could tell that they are great friends and great people, because of the way they took care of Tish. They made sure she ate and stayed healthy. their main motive wasn’t to gain something for their own benefit, but to truly take care of Tish.

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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 16 2020 4:39PM) : people are resturaunts more

is good to have great friends, especially since at home he doesn’t have the greatest relationship with everyone.

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But on this particular Saturday night, we did not know; Fonny did not know, and we were hap­py, all of us. I had one margherita, though we all knew that this was against the goddam mother- fucking shit-eating law, and Fonny had a whiskey because at twenty-one you have a legal right to drink. His hands are big. He took my hands and put his hands in mine. “I want to show you some­thing later,” he said. I could not tell whose hands were trembling, which hands were holding. “Okay,” I said. He had ordered paella and when it came we unjoined our hands and Fonny, elabo­rately, served me. “Next time it’s your turn,” he said, and we laughed and began to eat. And we had wine. And there were candles. And other people came, looking at us strangely, but, “We know the cats who own the joint,” Fonny said, and we laughed again, and we were safe.

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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:39PM) : She really hates the law. I wonder if it's specifically the drinking age or just the U.S. laws in general that make her angry.
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:39PM) : It makes sense how she's thinking of good memories in bad times.
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I had never seen Fonny outside of the world in which I moved. I had seen him with his father and his mother and his sisters, and I had seen him with us. But I’m not sure, now that I think about it, that I had ever really seen him with me: not until this moment when we were leaving the res­taurant and all the waiters were laughing and talking with him, in Spanish and in English, and Fonny’s face opened in a way I’d never seen it open and that laugh of his came rumbling up from his balls, from their balls – I had certainly never seen him, anyway, in the world in which he moved. Perhaps it was only now that I saw him with me, for he was turned away from me, laugh­ing, but he was holding on to my hand. He was a stranger to me, but joined. I had never seen him with other men. I had never seen the love and respect that men can have for each other.

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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:41PM) : This whole paragraph is really poetic, because sometimes people can feel like they're loving someone that's not really there.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:32PM) : What does she mean outside the world like in space?
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I’ve had time since to think about it. I think that the first time a woman sees this – though I was not yet a woman – she sees it, first of all, only because she loves the man: she could not possibly see it otherwise. It can be a very great revelation. And, in this fucked up time and place, many women, perhaps most women, feel, in this warmth and energy, a threat. They think that they feel locked out. The truth is that they sense themselves in the presence, so to speak, of a language which they cannot decipher and therefore cannot manipulate, and, however they make a thing about it, so far front being locked out, are appalled by the apprehension that they are, in fact, for­ever locked in. Only a man can see in the face of a woman the girl she was. It is a secret which can be revealed only to a particular man, and, then, only at his insistence. But men have no secrets, ex­cept from women, and never grow up in the way that women do. It is very much harder, and it takes much longer, for a man to grow up, and he could never do it at all without women. This is a mystery which can terrify and immobilize a woman, and it is always the key to her deepest dis­tress. She must watch and guide, but he must lead, and he will always appear to be giving far more of his real attention to his comrades than he is giving to her. But that noisy, outward open­ness of men with each other enables them to deal with the silence and secrecy of women, that si­lence and secrecy which contains the truth of a man, and releases it. I suppose that the root of the resentment – a resentment which hides a bottomless terror – has to do with the fact that a woman is tremendously controlled by what the man’s imagination makes of her – literally, hour by hour, day by day; so she becomes a woman. But a man exists in his own imagination, and can never be at the mercy of a woman’s. – Anyway, in this fucked up time and place, the whole thing becomes ridiculous when you realize that women are supposed to be more imaginative than men. This is an idea dreamed up by men, and it proves exactly the contrary. The truth is that dealing with the real­ity of men leaves a woman very little time, or need, for imagination. And you can get very fucked up, here, once you take seriously the notion that a man who is not afraid to trust his imagination (which is all that men have ever trusted) is effeminate. It says a lot about this country, because, of course, if all you want to do is make money, the very last thing you need is imagination. Or wom­en, for that matter: or men.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:33PM) : I feel like fonny and tish are very similar because they sometimes scrutinize things and speak there mind
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 18 2020 10:31AM) : fonny and tish are very similar they both always analyze things
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 6:05PM) : I agree, there mindsets are so much alike. Probably one of the many reasons they click.
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Kiran C Kiran C (Dec 23 2020 5:40PM) : Yeah, that, but also, remember that Tish is telling the story. We see Fonny through her eyes. Her description of Fonny is HER description of Fonny. [Edited]
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:12PM) : Summary more

Here it seem like she is saying I can think about it she doesn’t want to be forced.

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Harry C Harry C (Dec 16 2020 10:22AM) : What does the author is saying That only a man can see the face of a woman? more

Is Balwin portraying that a man has power and could read a woman’s mind?

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 17 2020 3:03PM) : I think that it is more saying that he can see her from the outside looking in not so much reading her mind.
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:45PM) : I have absolutely no idea what she just said. Someone's gotta explain that to me.
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:47PM) : I wonder what makes Tish think that, and if this is James Baldwin's opinion, what made him think that.
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“A very good night, Senorita!” cried the patriarch of the house, and Fonny and I were in the streets again, walking.

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“Come and see my pad,” said Fonny. “It ain’t far.”

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It was getting to be between ten and eleven.

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“Okay,” I said.

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I didn’t know the Village, then – I do, now; then, everything was surprising. Where we were walking was much darker and quieter than on Sixth Avenue. We were near the river, and we were the only people in the Street. I would have been afraid to walk this street alone.

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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 16 2020 7:16PM) : afraid more

happy the fact that she’s walking down the street with Fonny and not alone

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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 4:13PM) : maybe the street was surprising because of how dark and eerie it was
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:34PM) : Yeah true
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 02 2021 10:44PM) : I mean I could relate, it is surprising and scary going or walking into new places where you haven't been before.
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 03 2021 10:22PM) : she is relived that now she can go out at night and explore the village without any worries of being alone.
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 28 2021 9:07PM) : tish would normally be afraid to walk there cause of how dark it is but since she was with donny she was okay
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:57PM) : Tish feels more reassured and stress-free now that shes not walking the street alone.
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 17 2020 11:56AM) : i wonder what in the village was so surprising
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:34PM) : Good question
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 16 2020 10:12AM) : she feels very safe with fonny [Edited]
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:35PM) : Yeah she does because she knows that even if there was danger around they still got each other
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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:31AM) : She is probably afraid of the street because it is so dark at night and Fonny is with her protecting her.
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 2:55PM) : she feels safe/protected with Fonny by her side.

I had the feeling that I maybe should call home, and I started to say this to Fonny, but I didn’t.

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His pad was in a basement on Bank Street. We stopped beside a low, black metal railing, with spikes. Fonny opened a gate, very quietly. We walked down four steps, we turned left, facing a door. There were two windows to the right of us. Fonny put his key in the lock, and the door swung inside. There was a weak yellow light above us. Fonny pushed me in before him and closed the door behind us and led me a few paces down a dark, narrow hall. He opened another door, and switched on the light.

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It was a small, low room, those were the windows facing the gate. It had a fireplace. Just off the room was a tiny kitchenette and a bathroom. There was a shower; there wasn’t any bathtub. In the room, there was a wooden stool and a couple of hassocks and a large wooden table and a small one. On the small table, there were a couple of empty beer cans and on the large table, tools. The room smelled of wood and there was raw wood all over the room. In the far comer, there was a mattress on the floor, covered with a Mexican shawl. There were Fonny’s pencil sketches pinned on the wall, and a photograph of Frank.

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 22 2020 1:21PM) : It’s interesting that Fonny has a picture of his dad in there

We were to spend a long time in this room: our lives.

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:32AM) : she would be spending sometime of her life with Fonny in this place.
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 2:57PM) : this is where they are going to be living for a while
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 4:14PM) : they are gonna stay here
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When the doorbell rang, it was Ernestine who went to the door, and Mrs. Hunt who entered first. She was dressed in something which looked very stylish until you looked at it. It was brown, it was shiny, it made one think of satin; and it had somehow white lace fringes at the knees, I think, and the elbows, and – I think – at the waist; and she was wearing a kind of scoop hat, an up­side down coal scuttle, which hardened her hard brow.

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She was wearing heels, she was gaining weight. She was fighting it, not successfully. She was frightened: in spite of the power of the Holy Ghost. She entered smiling, not quite knowing at what, or at whom, being juggled, so to speak, between the scrutiny of the Holy Ghost and her un­steady recollection of her mirror. And something in the way that she walked in and held out her hand, something in that smile of hers, which begged for mercy at the same time that it could not give it, made her quite wonderful for me. She was a woman I had never seen before. Fonny had been in her belly. She had carried him.

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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 19 2020 6:44PM) : What does she mean by this? more

What does she mean by “Holy ghost”? Is she referring to Fonny’s mother’s God? And what does she mean by “She was frightened: in spite of the power of the Holy Ghost.”? Is she saying that even though she trusts in her God she still can’t shake off her fright?

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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 1:53PM) : I think when she means " holy ghost" is how she very religious and like how she gaining weight and scared even with like the spirit of god she can't fight it?
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Behind her, were the sisters, who were quite another matter. Ernestine, very hearty and upbeat at the door (“Only way to get to see you people is to call an emergency summit meeting! Now, don’t you know that ain’t right? Come on in this house!”) had shuttled Mrs. Hunt past her, into Sharon’s orbit: and Sharon, full of grace, delivered her, not quite, to Joseph, who had his arm around me. Something in the way my father held me and something in his smile frightened Mrs. Hunt. But I began to see that she had always been frightened.

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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 29 2021 11:58PM) : Why was mrs. hunt so scared. Maybe this is showing something about her.
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 18 2020 11:34PM) : familys were bigger back then
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 06 2021 5:15AM) : why more

Why were the sisters quite?

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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 2:13PM) : I think this action might have frightened Mrs.Hunt because more

it shows how protective Joseph is over Tish and she knows that he would do anything to protect his daughter from any harm.

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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 2:14PM) : I wonder why Mrs.Hunt is always frightened.

Though the sisters were Fonny’s sisters, I had never thought of them as his sisters. Well. That’s not true. If they had not been Fonny’s sisters, I would never have noticed them at all. Because they were his sisters, and I knew that they didn’t really like Fonny, I hated them. They didn’t hate me. They didn’t hate anybody, and that was what was wrong with them. They smiled at an invisible host of stricken lovers as they entered our living room, and Adrienne, the oldest, who was twenty- seven, and Sheila, who was twenty-four, went out of their way to be very sweet with raggedy- assed me, just like the missionaries had told them. All they really saw was that big black hand of my father’s which held them at the waist – of course, my Daddy was really holding me at the waist, but it was somehow like it was them. They did not know whether they disapproved of its color, its position, or its shape: but they certainly disapproved of its power of touch. Adrienne was too old for what she was wearing, and Sheila was too young. Behind them, here came Frank, and my fa­ther loosened his hold on me a little. We clattered and chattered into the living room.

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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 29 2021 11:59PM) : Fonny is way better with tish's family this his own. I feel like this hows they never were fond of him with tish
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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 20 2020 12:38PM) : This shows that fonny has a bad relationship with his family
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 2:16PM) : This shows that Fonny never had a good relationship with his sisters.
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 20 2021 2:40AM) : this tells me fonny had a bad relationship with his sisters
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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 18 2020 11:44AM) : Question more

Why couldn’t they like everyone?why is that so bad

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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 18 2020 11:33PM) : like i said earlier tish either hates or likes someone no one in the middle
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 19 2020 4:00AM) : i'm guessing they are wearing clothes that don't necessarily match their age
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Mr. Hunt looked very tired, but he still had that smile. He sat down on the sofa, near Adrienne, and he said, “So you saw my big-headed boy today, did you?”

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“Yes. He’s fine. He sends his love.”

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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 17 2020 9:16AM) : Why doesn't Fonny's parents go see him in jail? Do they not Love him?,Are they mad at him.
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Leo P Leo P (Dec 17 2020 3:12PM) : I think that they might not want to see him because they think he is a sinner (like they take about later).
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STEVEN G STEVEN G (Dec 22 2020 1:40PM) : he cares for him and shares his love with him
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“They ain’t giving him too hard a time? – I just ask you like that because, you know, he might say things to you he wouldn’t say to me.”

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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 12:19AM) : I'm guessing Adrienne knows something about Fonny that his dad doesn't. [Edited]
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“Lovers’ secrets,” said Adrienne, and crossed her legs, and smiled.

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I didn’t see any reason at all to deal with Adrienne, at least not yet; neither did Mr. Hunt, who kept watching me.

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I said, “Well. He hates it, you can see that. And he should. But he’s very strong. And he’s doing a lot of reading and studying.” I looked at Adrienne. “He’ll be all right. But we have to get him out of there.”

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Frank was about to say something when Sheila said, sharply, “If he’d done his reading and stud­ying when he should have, he wouldn’t be in there.”

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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 12:03PM) : Sheila's tone when saying that must be a bit aggressive and hinting that it was Fonny's fault that he's got locked up.
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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 20 2020 3:53PM) : why did Shelia say that? [Edited] more

is she saying that it’s Fonny’s fault for being in jail because he didn’t study? but how would reading and studying when he should have stopped him from getting locked up? if he did read and study when he should have, then where would he be right now?

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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 28 2021 6:10PM) : sheila said that if he would’ve studied and read he wouldn’t be in there i wonder if she’s talking about fonny?
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 29 2021 8:01AM) : I feel like what sheila is saying is and isnt true because that cant be the only reason why fony is locked up [Edited]
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I started to say something, but Joseph said, quickly, “You bring that six-pack, man? Or, I got some gin and we got whiskey and we got some brandy.” He grinned. “Ain’t got no Thunderbird, though.” He turned to Mrs. Hunt. “I’m sure you ladies won’t mind-?”

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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 3:03PM) : Joseph probably stopped an altercation that was about to start.
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 1:22AM) : I agree with this because after he offers everyone a drink.
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:41PM) : i agree with this because he tried to change the subject
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Mrs. Hunt smiled. “Mind? Frank does not care if we mind. He will go right on and do what pleases him. He ain’t never thought about nobody else.”

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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 4:14PM) : maybe Mrs. Hunt has something against Frank
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 3:10PM) : Mrs.Hunt is also aggressive when saying things and now says that Frank has never thought about anybody other then himself.
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 6:06PM) : Ms. Hunt speaks about Frank as if she's embarrassed of him.

“Mrs. Hunt,” said Sharon, “what can I get you, sugar? I can offer you some tea, or coffee – and we got ice cream – and Coca-Cola.”

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“-and Seven-Up,” said Ernestine. “I can make you a kind of ice-cream soda. Come on, Sheila, you want to help me? Sit down, Mama. We’ll get it together.”

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She dragged Sheila into the kitchen. Mama sat down next to Mrs. Hunt.

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“Lord,” she said, “the time sure flies. We ain’t hardly seen each other since this trouble started.”

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“Don’t say a word. I have been running myself sick, all up and down the Bronx, trying to get the very best legal advice I can find – from some of the people I used to work for, you know – one of them is a dty councilman and he knows just everybody and he can pull some strings – people just got to listen to him, you know. But it’s been taking up all of my time and the doctor says I must be care­ful, he says I’m putting an awful strain on my heart. He says, Mrs. Hunt, you got to remember, don’t care how much that boy wants his freedom, he wants his mother, too. But, look like, it don’t matter to me. I ain’t worried about me. The Lord holds me up. I just pray and pray and pray that the Lord will bring my boy to the light. That’s all I pray for, every day and every night. And then, sometimes I think that maybe this is the Lord’s way of making my boy think on his sins and sur­render his soul to Jesus-“

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Dehao L Dehao L (Dec 16 2020 1:55PM) : He's working really hard for his objective which putting a lot of strain on him
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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 14 2021 6:53PM) : It is Fonny's mother, Alice Hunt, who is speaking. more

What makes you think she’s been working as hard as she claims?

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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 5:06PM) : it seems like Mrs.Hunt doesn't like Fonny by the way her attitude is and the way she is speaking.
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 17 2020 8:24AM) : This sentence makes me think that Mrs Hunt want's Fonny to be in jail, what makes me think that is the sentence where she says" I think this is the Lord's way of making my boy think on his sins. What sins? [Edited] more

Why is Fonny in Jail?

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 17 2020 2:07PM) : I agree and I think that she must think that her son is a bad person if she think that he is a. sinner.
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 9:39PM) : I also agree, maybe she thinks him being in jail will teach him not to do whatever he did again. It will teach him a valuable lesson, and keep him from doing anymore "bad".
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 2:11PM) : Mrs. Hunt thinks that this is a way for Fonny to learn and think about the sins that hes done.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 8:38PM) : Due to my understanding, i think MRS.hunt is being really rude especially towards her own son like seriously?. She basically wants her sin to be in jail and she thinks that he was the reason. I agree with her that he should remember his Sins and go back more

To god or Jesus ONLY IF he did something wrong but he didnt. He was just protecting Tish from getting harmed.

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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 20 2020 11:00PM) : Opinion more

I think that she doesn’t really trust her son which could be why she is saying this. It could also be that Ms. Hunt thinks that Fonny deserves to be in jail.

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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 22 2020 9:40AM) : this is kind of messed up how mrs.hunt think this should be a leson for fonny when he would not do anything wrong
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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 22 2020 12:30PM) : This makes me think that Mrs.Hunt has internalized dislike for Fonny because she is saying that there’s a good side or that it’s almost a good thing for him to be in jail because of sins that he apparently has done before.
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 28 2021 9:57AM) : It seems like she believes that this was "the lords plans" for Fonny for his sins, just goes to show that she really doesn't know her son and hasn't made the effort. It's crazy how much she worships god and basically say not to worry since the lord will more

handle it.

“You might be right,” said Sharon. “The Lord sure works in mysterious ways.”

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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 17 2020 12:03PM) : i wonder why she says this

“Oh, yes!” said Mrs. Hunt. “Now, He may try you. But He ain’t never left none of His children alone.”

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“What you think,” Sharon asked, “of the lawyer, Mr. Hayward, that Ernestine found?”

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“I havent seen him yet. I just have not had time to get downtown. But I know Frank saw him-“

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“What do you think, Frank?” Sharon asked.

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Frank shrugged. “It’s a white boy who’s been to a law school and he got them degrees. Well, you know. I ain’t got to tell you what that means: it don’t mean shit.”

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“Frank, you’re talking to a woman,” said Mrs. Hunt.

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“I’m hip, and it’s a mighty welcome change – like I was saying, it don’t mean shit and I ain’t sure we’re going to stay with him. On the other hand, as white boys go, he’s not so bad. He’s not as full of shit now, because he’s hungry, as he may be later, when he’s full. Man,” he said to Joseph, “you know I don’t want my boys life in the hands of these white, ball-less motherfuckers. I swear to

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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 1:25AM) : I feel like frank is trying to tell Joseph how the lawyer may act all nice now since he wants money but once he gets what he wants he wouldn't care much about the case or anyone involved in it.
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 3:13PM) : Frank is not so pleased by the fact that his sons life is dependent on a "white boy" [Edited]
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 21 2020 12:10AM) : It seems that he thinks that they won't be in good hands. He knows that something is going to happen to his son.
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Christ, I’d rather be boiled alive. That’s my only son, man my only son. But we all in the hands of white men and I know some very hincty black cats I wouldn’t trust, neither.”

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JUAN V JUAN V (Dec 18 2020 10:39AM) : . more

they did found out about their son being in jail?

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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 19 2020 11:58PM) : most likely
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“But I keep trying to tell you, I keep trying to tell you,” cried Mrs. Hunt, “that it’s that negative at­titude which is so dangerous! You’re so full of hate! If you give people hatred, they will give it back to you! Every time I hear you talk this way, my heart breaks and I tremble for my son, sitting in a dungeon which only the love of God can bring him out of – Frank, if you love your son, give up this hatred, give it up. It will fall on your son’s head, it will kill him.”

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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 3:17PM) : Mrs.Hunt is being quite knowledgeable and saying whatever energy you put out is the energy you receive. such as if you hate some one then they will hate you
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“Frank’s not talking hatred, Mrs. Hunt,” Sharon said. “He’s just telling the truth about life in this country, and it’s only natural for him to be upset.”

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“I trust in God,” said Mrs. Hunt. “I know He cares for me.”

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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 3:19PM) : Mrs.Hunt is very reliant on god
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 23 2020 2:38PM) : Summary more

Ms Hunt seems very religions.

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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 03 2021 10:44PM) : Ms Hunt is a religous christian.
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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 19 2020 11:57PM) : ms.hunt is christian

“I don’t know,” Frank said, “how God expects a man to act when his son is in trouble. Your God crucified His son and was probably glad to get rid of him, but I ain’t like that. I ain’t hardly going out in the street and kiss the first white cop I see. But I’ll be a very loving motherfucker the day my son walks out of that hellhole, free. I’ll be a loving motherfucker when I hold my son’s head be­tween my hands again, and look into his eyes. Oh! I’ll be full of love, that day!” He rose from the sofa, and walked over to his wife. “And if it don’t go down like that, you can bet I’m going to blow some heads off. And if you say a word to me about that Jesus you been making it with all these years, I’ll blow your head off first.You was making it with that white Jew bastard when you should have been with your son.”

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 18 2020 6:28AM) : Even though he shows it in a rude way he really cares about his son and he wants him back.
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Luisa P Luisa P (Dec 22 2020 10:02PM) : I think frank get mad when she talks about god because he probably thinking if God exists why is he doing this to his son.
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Jan 26 2021 5:38PM) : yea when something goes wrong in a persons life they loose faith in god but everything happens for a reason and thing will get better later on. bad moments dont last forever
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 29 2021 5:12AM) : you can tell that frank cares about fonny no matter how rude frank can be
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 26 2021 1:09AM) : Frank really cares about Fonny, and is probably mad at god for putting Fonny in this situation.
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 21 2020 10:01PM) : Frank is probably very down that his son is in prison and it sucks that fonny is most likely innocent
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 9:31AM) : (opinion) more

Frank is showing that no matter what he would sand by his son through anything. So when he talks about how god sacrificed his son for the sake of everyone else Frank wouldn’t be able to do such a thing.

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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 11:20PM) : Frank wants his son to be freed from jail
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 5:23PM) : i agree, he must be very sad that his son is in jail. He really wants him to be free.
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 04 2021 6:47AM) : Ageed.He is really upset his son is in jail and can't wait for him to be freed.
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 9:43PM) : yeah i agree. he sounds very upset and wants his son freed as soon as possible
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Jan 26 2021 5:42PM) : ofc he does, his son is being blamed for something he didnt do and he cant even be here with tish through the pregnancy
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 18 2020 6:37PM) : was this book made before or after world war 2
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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 20 2020 7:56AM) : after
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 21 2020 10:03PM) : It was made after
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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 22 2020 9:34PM) : The relationship between Frank and his wife seems really unhealthy. There’s bound to be a separation between them though because Mrs. Hunt has a strong belief in Jesus and Frank doesn’t. That’s a major reason why they seem so divided.
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 9:34AM) : (opinion) more

The differences between Frank and Mrs.hunt when it comes to what they believe in plays a major factor in what’s tearing their relationship apart.

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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 4:27PM) : I noticed that the relationship is extremely toxic... Instead of agreeing to disagree it seems that they just attack each other and instead of both of them just making a plan and agreeing to get Fonny out they're attacking what the other one is thinking. [Edited]

Mrs. Hunt put her head in her hands, and Frank slowly crossed the room again, and sat down.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 23 2020 10:39PM) : Question more

I wonder how is she feeling?

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Adrienne looked at him and she started to speak, but she didn’t. I was sitting on the hassock, near my father. Adrienne said, “Mr. Rivers, exactly what is the purpose of this meeting? You have­n’t called us all the way over here just to watch my father insult my mother?”

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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 8:37AM) : It's like the sisters are used to it and the behavior, which is concerning because no one is stopping them.

“Why not?” I said. “It’s Saturday night. You can’t tell what people won’t do, if they get bored enough. Maybe we just invited you over to liven things up.”

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“I can believe,” she said, “that you’re that malicious. But I can’t believe you’re that stupid.”

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“I haven’t seen you twice since your brother went to jail,” I said, “and I ain’t never seen you down at the Tombs. Fonny told me he saw you once, and you was in a hurry then. And you ain’t said a word about it on your job, I bet – have you? And you ain’t said a word about it to none of them white-collars ex-antipoverty-program pimps and hustlers and faggots you run with, have you? And you sitting on that sofa right now, thinking you finer than Elizabeth Taylor, and all upset be­cause you got some half-honky chump waiting for you somewhere and you done had to take time out to find out something about your brother.” Mrs. Hunt was staring at me with terrible eyes. A cold bitter smile played on Frank’s lips: he looked down. Adrienne looked at me from a great dis­tance, adding one more tremendous black mark against her brother’s name, and, finally, as I had known all along she wished to do, lit a cigarette. She blew the smoke carefully and delicately into the air, and seemed to be resolving, in silence, that she would never again, for any reason, allow herself to be trapped among people so unspeakably inferior to herself.

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Dehao L Dehao L (Dec 16 2020 10:57PM) : Seems like this person is really rude and thinks of themselves really highly while others thin differently
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 17 2020 8:03PM) : seems rude to other people
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 5:24PM) : I agree, they seem like they're really rude.
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Sheila and Ernestine reentered, Sheila looking rather frightened, Ernestine looked grimly pleased. She served Mrs. Hunt her ice cream, set down a Coke near Adrienne, gave Joseph a beer, gave Frank a Seven-Up, with gin, gave Sheila a Coke, gave Sharon a Seven-Up, with gin, gave me a brandy, and took a highball for herself. “Happy landings,” she said cheerfully, and she sat down and everybody else sat down.

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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 18 2020 10:48AM) : I observe character relationships and I notice that Ernestine Loves her sister, stands up for her, and even helps with finding a lawyer For Fonny. Ernestine is a great big sister
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There was, then, this funny silence: and everyone was staring at me. I felt Mrs. Hunt’s eyes, more malevolent, more frightened, than ever. She was leaning forward, one hand tight on the spoon buried in her ice cream. Sheila looked terrified. Adrienne’s lips curled in a contemptuous smile, and she leaned forward to speak, but her father’s hand, hostile, menacing, rose to check her. She leaned back. Frank leaned forward.

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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 8:40AM) : I wonder if Frank has hit the children before because why would Adrienne suddenly lean back when Frank rose his hands, Maybe Mrs. Hunt is not the only person he abuses.
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My news was, after all, for him. And, looking at him, I said, “I called this summit meeting. I had Daddy ask you all to come over so I could tell you what I had to tell Fonny this afternoon. Fonny’s going to be a father. We’re going to have a baby.”

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:35AM) : They finally told Frank that they were going to have a baby
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Frank’s eyes left mine, to search my father’s. Both men then went away from us, sitting perfectly still, on the chair, on the sofa: they went away together, and they made a strange journey. Frank’s face, on this journey, was awful, in the Biblical sense. He was picking up stones and putting them down, his sight forced itself to stretch itself, beyond horizons he had never dreamed of. When he returned, still in company with my father, his face was very peaceful. “You and me going to go out and get drunk,” he told Joseph. Then he grinned, looking, almost, just like Fonny, and he said, “I’m glad, Tish. I’m mighty glad.”

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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 22 2020 1:59PM) : Honestly i feel like its not that big of a deal because even if she is having a baby fonny and tish both are in love so they wont leave the baby the baby will make their relationship stronger.
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Jan 26 2021 9:44AM) : i mean they are really young, so i see why it can be a problem but like you said the baby will bring them closer and everything will workout
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Leo P Leo P (Dec 17 2020 3:14PM) : I think it is interesting that he is so happy she is having a baby even though the father is in jail.
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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 10:24PM) : I agree more

i thought he would be mad about it

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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:45PM) : yeah i agree. i also thought he would be mad but he seems pretty happy about it
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 02 2021 11:05PM) : Frank seems happy and okay with the news. He even said he was glad.
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“And who,” asked Mis. Hunt, “is going to be responsible for this baby?”

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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 19 2020 11:47PM) : Ms.hunt is showing a lot of attitude with this statement
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:25AM) : Maybe she is worried about who is going to take care of the baby
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 22 2020 10:42AM) : why does she think she should be controlling everything when this is not her baby. this is her grandchild but she does not even care about the baby.
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 21 2020 2:06PM) : I dont really understand why Ms hunt doesn't like tish or think she isnt good enough for fonny but why is she being disrepectful to her and her baby like its one thing to not like someone but dont disrespect them.
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MATTHEW W MATTHEW W (Jan 22 2021 10:52AM) : i think she doesn't like trish because she not a chruch girl like her daughters and mad about fonny having a kid before he is even married

“The father and the mother,” I said.

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Mrs. Hunt stared at me.

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“You can bet,” Frank said, “that it won’t be the Holy Ghost.”

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Mrs. Hunt stared at Frank, then rose, and started walking toward me; walking very slowly, and seeming to hold her breath. I stood up, and moved to the center of the room, holding mine.

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“I guess you call your lustful action love,” she said. “I don’t. I always knew that you would be the destruction of my son. You have a demon in you -1 always knew it. My God caused me to know it many a year ago. The Holy Ghost will cause that child to shrivel in your womb. But my son will be forgiven. My prayers will save him.”

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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 02 2021 10:07PM) : Oh no this ain't going to work Mrs.Hunt said AWFUL things about the baby. Also, of course about tish as well. It seems she isn't happy with the news.
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She was ridiculous and majestic; she was testifying. But Frank laughed and walked over to her, and, with the back of his hand, knocked her down. Yes. She was on the floor, her hat way on the back of her head and her dress up above her knees and Frank stood over her. She did not make a sound, nor did he.

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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 16 2020 4:19PM) : sad more

just find it sad how fonny could put up with this toxic family.

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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 17 2020 6:27AM) : Yeah I agree this is what Fonny and his sisters saw in their childhood. [Edited]
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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 10:52AM) : She deserved to get smacked, she was being majorly rude the the mother of her grandchild.
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Delilah M Delilah M (May 25 2021 3:21PM) : Frank had enough of her.
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 16 2020 6:16AM) : Sharon is a good parent more

Notice how Sharon helps Mrs.Hunt off the floor even though Mrs.Hunt
says all these horrendous remarks on her future grandson and Sharon Grandson.

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MATTHEW W MATTHEW W (Jan 22 2021 7:53AM) : i agree
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 20 2020 9:15PM) : Question more

How hard was he moving his hand to knock her down.

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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 10:53AM) : hard enough to make her slumped on the ground
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 21 2020 11:01AM) : She deserved all of that since she is basically trying to get rid of her grandchild
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 02 2021 8:10PM) : to be honest, with the way she said it, I 100% agree with you on that.
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 21 2020 11:08AM) : Too be quite frank with you *no pun intended i think she deserved that slap thats no way to treat someones babt especially if that person us carrying your baby.
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JAYDEN T JAYDEN T (Dec 22 2020 11:02AM) : I dont agree with domestic violence never did and never will but i really truly believe that she deserved this hit it slapped sense into her.
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“Her heart!” murmured Sharon; and Frank laughed again.

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He said, “I think you’ll find it’s still pumping. But I wouldn’t call it a heart.” He turned to my fa­ther. “Joe, let the women take care of her, and come with me.” And, as my father hesitated, “Please. Please, Joe. Come on.”

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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:16PM) : Summary more

Here their trying to say they are still pumping meaning their hearts are pumping.

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:36AM) : I think Frank wants to have a drink with Joe
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:26AM) : maybe she was caught off guard and that's the reason she fell
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“Go on with him,” Sharon said. “Go on.”

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Sheila knelt beside her mother. Adrienne stubbed out her cigarette in the ashtray, and stood up. Ernestine came out of the bathroom with rubbing alcohol and knelt beside Sheila. She poured the alcohol onto the cotton and rubbed Mrs. Hunt’s temples and forehead, carefully taking the hat completely off and handing it to Sheila.

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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 20 2020 8:11PM) : Ernestine is a good person. [Edited] more

Ernestine helps to put alcohol on Mrs. Hunt’s temples and forehead to make her feel better, the very thing her daughters Adrienne and Sheila should be doing, instead of just standing there and blaming people. Ernestine helps instead of treating her badly even when she just cursed her family. it’s evident that Ernestine doesn’t hold grudges and treats people the way she wants to be treated, the very opposite of Mrs.Hunt.

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Jan 12 2021 12:51AM) : This isn’t really surprising of Ernestine to do because we already know how caring she is, but it’s a bit surprising how quickly she did it without any hesitations
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“Go on, Joe,” said Sharon. “We don’t need you here.”

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The two men walked out, the door closed behind them, and now these were these six women who had to deal with each other, if only for a moment. Mrs. Hunt slowly stood up and moved to her chair and sat down. And before she could say anything, I said, “That was a terrible thing you said to me. It was the most terrible thing I’ve heard in all my life.”

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“My father didn’t have to slap her,” said Adrienne. “She does have a weak heart.”

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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 28 2021 9:13PM) : fonny sisters grew up in such an abusive house hold i can’t imagine how they felt while growing up
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 16 2020 10:23AM) : It's sad that Fonny and his sisters had to grow up with such abusive parents. Imagine the Trauma to young Fonny.
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 16 2020 7:22PM) : abusive parents more

I totally agree and I feel like because of this fonny isn’t really doing so good mentally.

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 17 2020 3:15PM) : yeah I think that people's childhood is what shapes them as a person
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 10:42PM) : I agree as well. But maybe his trauma might set him in a better path. If he doesn't wanna be like his parents, He will do right by there unborn child. more

What I’m trying to say is maybe the abuse shaped him to do better/be better.

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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:49PM) : yeah i agree. it might of made him a better person. and it can give him a example to want not to do to his unborn child because he knows how it feels
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:17PM) : Why more

Why do they have to slap her?

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“She got a weak head,” said Sharon. She said to Mrs. Hunt, “The Holy Ghost done softened your brain, child. Did you forget it was Frank’s grandchild you was cursing? And of course it’s my grandchild, too. I know some men and some women would have cut that weak heart out of your body and gladly gone to hell to pay for it. You want some tea, or something? You really ought to have some brandy, but I reckon you too holy for that.”

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 10:16PM) : Question more

why is she so mad??

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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 1:54PM) : she was being very disrespectful to tish, imagine if you were a mother and someone was talking smack to your child, how would you react?
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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Jan 12 2021 12:49AM) : she’s saying this in the sense that her mindset is weak.
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 18 2020 12:16PM) : society has changed a lot since then
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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 1:55PM) : I agree, but i think it was in a worse way somehow
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 21 2020 12:16AM) : How is anyone fine being told this. Is she aware of what she is saying.
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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 1:55PM) : I believe she is not aware of what she is saying, she is probably saying the "lords way"
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 17 2020 9:33AM) : This was supposed to be a celebration but it became a fight, that's no way to celebrate someone being pregnant. How might this impact Tish. more

Is she scared?

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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 1:56PM) : I wouldnt call it scared but she might be a little frustrated.
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 17 2020 12:04PM) : why can't she drink?
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 04 2021 9:00AM) : she assumed she doesnt drink because of her religious beliefs.

“I don’t think you have the right to sneer at my mother’s faith,” said Sheila.

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 22 2020 1:43PM) : Why is “sneering” at her mothers “faith” not okay to her but her mother calling her own grandchild a sin/product of sin okay?
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“Oh, don’t give me that bullshit,” Ernestine said. “You so shamed you got a Holy Roller for a mother, you don’t know what to do. You don’t sneer. You just say it shows she’s got ‘soul,’ so other people won’t think it’s catching – and also so they’ll see what a bright, bright girl you are. You make me sick.”

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MATTHEW W MATTHEW W (Jan 22 2021 10:54AM) : i think she was finally tired of the disrepect that her family was taking and stood up for the family
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“You make me sick,” said Adrienne. “Maybe my mother didn’t say it exactly like she should have said it – after all, she’s very upset! And she does have soul! And what do you funky niggers think you’ve got? She only asked one question, really-” She put up one hand to keep Ernestine from inter­rupting her-“She said, Who’s going to raise this baby? And who is? Tish ain’t got no education and God knows she ain’t got nothing else and Fonny ain’t never been worth a damn. You know that yourself. Now. Who is going to take care of this baby?”

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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 10:16PM) : they seem to get a lot of harassments from people but their family is still supportive and that's what matters
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 03 2021 5:18AM) : Even the sisters of Fonny aren't happy with the news. Plus their mom is hurt too at the moment.
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 29 2021 3:16AM) : they were being very disrespectful saying that tish isn’t fit to raise her child cause she has no education
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 2:43PM) : They belong to the same race yet they talk like they don't. Also interesting to see how they look at someone who's "Funky" as a insult... I just think they hate anyone who aren't like them and who don't follow their ways of living and mannerisms etc. [Edited]
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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 11:37AM) : This women is being rude to Tish and her family and saying hurtful things
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 3:26PM) : I agree. Why is this women being so rude to Tish and her family
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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 7:57PM) : She doesnt think tish is good enough for fonny, she might as well think shes better than tish as well.
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 9:28PM) : Adrienne is harassing Tish and Fonny
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 18 2020 9:53PM) : why is she so rude towards tish and her family?
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 21 2020 6:23AM) : Why does she disprove the relationship of Tish and Fonny so much can she leave them alone for a while.
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 22 2020 4:44PM) : she doesnt have to say this kind of stuff to her own brother this is just messed up.
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ROJO V ROJO V (Dec 18 2020 6:20PM) : baby causing alot of stress

“I am,” I said, “you dried up yellow cunt, and you keep on talking, I’m going to take mighty good care of you.”

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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 18 2020 5:12PM) : I notice the figurative language Baldwin makes Tish use, the tone,word choice it really shows the boiling anger erupting from Tish. [Edited] more

Tish has every right to be mad.

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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 9:30PM) : Tish is obviously mad and hits back
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 10:17PM) : tish is fed up with it
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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 20 2020 5:51AM) : why does ms.hunt hate tish?
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Dec 22 2020 7:30PM) : tish is mad at it
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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 25 2021 2:09AM) : It?
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 04 2021 3:02PM) : Tish is really upset
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She put her hands on her hips, the fool, and Ernestine moved between us, and said, very sweet­ly, “Adrienne? Baby? May I tell you something, lumps? Sweetie? Sweetie-pie?” She put one hand very lightly against Adrienne’s cheek. Adrienne quivered but did not move. Ernestine let her hand rest and play for a moment. “Oh, sugar. From the very first day I laid eyes on your fine person, I got hung up on your Adam’s apple. I been dreaming about it. You know what I mean-? When you get hung up on something? You ain’t never really been hung up on anything or anybody, have you? You ain’t never watched your Adam’s apple move, have you? I have. I’m watching it right now. Oh. It’s delicious. I just can’t tell, Sweetie, if I want to tear it out with my fingers or my teeth – ooh! – or carve it out, the way you carve a stone from a peach. It is a thing of beauty. Can you dig where I’m coming from, sugar? – But if you touch my sister, I’m going to have to make up my mind pretty quick. So” – she moved away from Adrienne – “touch her. Go on, please. Take these chains from my heart and set me free.”

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 11:54PM) : What is she really talking about?? also when she says "it's delicious" is really weird to me
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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 1:58PM) : she is probably eager to rip out her adams apple because she might be implying that her voice is really annoying.
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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 20 2020 7:00PM) : I think Ernestine is warning her. more

Ernestine is warning Adrienne, that if she touches her sister, she’ll beat her up. I don’t think she’s specifically talking about her Adams apple, but is just using that as a way to say she’ll hurt her really bad.

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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 17 2020 5:07PM) : flirting more

they notices the small details, and this person is showing how much he really likes her. for example he notices there Adam apples.

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Kiran C Kiran C (Dec 21 2020 1:28AM) : Actually, this is Tish's older sister Ernestine threatening Fonny's sister Adrienne. more

It’s wayyy not flirting. Except that Ernestine’s telling Adrienne that she will be flirting with danger if she puts a hand on Ernestine’s baby sister.

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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 1:39AM) : Ernestine is threatening Adrienne. more

You can tell because later in the paragraph she says “I just can’t tell, Sweetie, if I want to tear it out with my fingers or my teeth.” Also in the beginning of this paragraph Adrienne quivered which shows that she was scared of what Ernestine might do to her.

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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 22 2020 10:46AM) : honestly i think that they deserve this type of treatment becasue they are being so rude to their own family and rude towards tishs baby.
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Jan 26 2021 9:46AM) : yea, its not the baby fault and the baby shouldn't be included or treated badly especially since they are not born yet
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“I knew we shouldn’t have come,” Sheila said. “I knew it.”

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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 3:33PM) : things got tense quickly
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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 1:58PM) : i dont think it would have gotten tense if she had opened her mouth.
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Ernestine stared at Sheila until Sheila was forced to raise her eyes. Then, Ernestine laughed, and said, “My. I must have a dirty mind, Sheila. I didn’t know that you could even say that word.”

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JUAN V JUAN V (Dec 18 2020 5:06PM) : . more

geez….. all because of a newborn…..

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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 18 2020 5:49PM) : I think it's more than just an newborn I think Mrs.Hunt started this fight mainly because she feels Tish is corrupting Fonny. [Edited]
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 20 2020 4:45AM) : I agree ocean, maybe Ms. Hunt feels "threatened" by Tish and thinks she's no good for Fonny. Or maybe Ms. Hunt thinks Fonny doesn't deserve to be happy, because of his sins. (Going to Jail)
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 04 2021 3:10PM) : agreed
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 10:18PM) : why are these people so mad over a baby
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hai cheng l hai cheng l (Dec 20 2020 5:54AM) : it's their future
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 04 2021 3:12PM) : Ms.hunt is just not fond of Tish and doesn't like that shes with Fonny and that they have a kid now.
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Then real hatred choked off the air. Something bottomless occurred which had nothing to do with what seemed to be occurring in the room. I suddenly felt sorry for the sisters – but Ernestine didn’t. She stood where she stood, one hand on her waist, one hand hanging free, moving only her eyes. She was wearing gray slacks and an old blouse and her hair was untidy on her head and she wore no makeup. She was smiling. Sheila looked as though she could hardly breathe or stand, as though she wanted to run to her mother, who had not moved from her chair. Adrienne, whose hips were wide, wore a white blouse and a black, flaring, pleated skirt and a short, tight, black jacket and low heels. Her hair was parted in the middle and tied with a white ribbon at the nape of her neck. Her hands were no longer on her hips. Her skin, which was just a shade too dark to be high yellow, had darkened and mottled. Her forehead seemed covered with oil. Her eyes had dar­kened with her skin and the skin was rejecting the makeup by denying it any moisture. One saw that she was not really very pretty, that the face and the body would coarsen and thicken with time.

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“Come,” she said to Sheila, “away from these foul-mouthed people,” and she had a certain digni­ty as she said it.

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 11:38AM) : Sheila is upset and wants to leave
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 18 2020 9:54PM) : why did she call them "fouled mouth people"?
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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 7:59PM) : maybe because they curse or something, maybe its a sin.
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They both walked to their mother, who was, I could suddenly see, the witness to, and guardian of their chastity.

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Mrs. Hunt rose, then, oddly peaceful.

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“I sure hope,” she said, “that you’re pleased with the way you raised your daughters, Mrs. Riv­ers.”

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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:19PM) : Summary more

I can tell by reading this piece of text they are trying to say she was not raised right or in other words you can say she wasn’t raised properly

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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 09 2021 5:40PM) : Who's "they"?
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Sharon was peaceful, too, but there was a kind of startled wonder in it: she stared at Mrs. Hunt and said nothing. And Mrs. Hunt added, “These girls won’t be bringing me no bastards to feed, I can guarantee you that.”

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“But the child that’s coming,” said Sharon, after a moment, “is your grandchild. I don’t under­stand you. It’s your grandchild. What difference does it make how it gets here? The child ain’t got nothing to do with that – don’t none of us have nothing to do with that!”

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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 21 2020 6:38AM) : There is nothing that they can do to stop the birth of the child. Even if they don't like their child they would still have it.
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 29 2021 3:22AM) : ms hunt is saying that she doesn’t wanna take care of no bastard baby i wonder why ?
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 17 2020 11:28PM) : family more

she is defending her family ands showing her that there won’t be any difference and that they will have to accept the child no matter what.

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 18 2020 5:56AM) : i agree you can't change what's ready been done
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Christian T Christian T (Dec 18 2020 4:01PM) : I agree you cant fix anything that cant be fixed
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 7:57PM) : before: yeah i totally agree. whats done is done and you change that [Edited] more

now: the reason why i say that is because some people live their life remembering the past and others move on into the future learning from the past.

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MATTHEW W MATTHEW W (Jan 22 2021 4:55PM) : i agree
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 29 2021 3:23AM) : sharon is defending her family no matter what anyone says
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“That child,” said Mrs. Hunt, and she looked at me for a moment, then started for the door, Sha­ron watching her all the while, “that child-“

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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 20 2020 9:17PM) : what is Mrs.hunt trying to say about the child? more

why can’t she explain why she is so against the baby and why she refuses to take care of it? she keeps on saying “That child,”, but what about that child?

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I let her get to the door. My mother moved, but as though in a dream, to swing the locks; but I got there before her; I put my back against the door. Adrienne and Sheila were behind their moth­er.

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Sharon and Ernestine did not move.

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“That child,” I said, “is in my belly. Now, you raise your knee and kick it out – or with them high heel shoes. You don’t want this child? Come on and kill it now. I dare you.” I looked her in the eyes. “It won’t be the first child you tried to kill.” I touched her upside down coal scuttle hat. I looked at Adrienne and Sheila. “You did pretty well with the first two-” and then I opened the door, but I didn’t move – “okay, you try it again, with Fortny. I dare you.”

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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 21 2020 12:46AM) : Opinion more

I think that it is interesting that she bring up that she tried to kill another child before. It makes me wonder if that could’ve been Fonny.

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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:27AM) : I agree. I think that the child she tried to kill before might've been Fonny.
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Leo P Leo P (Dec 21 2020 9:33AM) : Who else did she try to kill?
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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 2:00PM) : the baby inside of tish.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 23 2020 2:41PM) : Question [Edited] more

Who did she tried to kill?

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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Jan 26 2021 9:48AM) : tishs baby which isn't right.
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 17 2020 5:40PM) : protection more

Thuis clearly is hard for her and she wants to do something and we Wannsee how it is hurting her.

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 17 2020 11:55PM) : true she really can't do it
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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:38AM) : What does she mean it won't be the first child she tried to kill?
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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 20 2020 9:22PM) : Maybe Mrs.hunt tried to kill Fonny more

I’m saying this because she doesn’t really care about Fonny, she doesn’t care that he’s stuck in jail, and in the paragraphs before this, she’d rather worship her religion then make sure Fonny is safe, she doesn’t care what’s happening to Fonny or where he is.

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benny v benny v (Dec 21 2020 2:01PM) : I think she tried killing her own children or her friends babies, who knows.
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 3:37PM) : this isn't the first child?
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 1:44AM) : (Question) Did Mrs. Hunt attempt to kill one of her own children? more

Could this be the reason she has so much faith in god because she feels as if he had forgiven her after trying to commit such an act?

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“May we,” asked Adrienne, with what she hoped was ice in her voice, “leave now?”

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Tish,” said Sharon; but she did not move. Ernestine moved past me, moving me away from the door and delivering me to Sharon. “Ladies,” she said, and moved to the elevator and pressed the button. She was past a certain fury now. When the elevator arrived and the door opened, she merely said, ushering them in, but holding the door open with one shoulder, “Don’t worry. We’ll never tell the baby about you. There’s no way to tell a baby how obscene human beings can be!” And, in another tone of voice, a tone I’d never heard before, she said, to Mrs. Hunt, “Blessed be the next fruit of thy womb. I hope it turns out to be uterine cancer. And I mean that.” And, to the sis­ters, “If you come anywhere near this house again in life, I will kill you. This child is not your child – you have just said so. If I hear that you have so much as crossed a playground and seen the child, you won’t live to get any kind of cancer. Now. I am not my sister. Remember that. My sister’s nice. I’m not. My father and my mother are nice. I’m not. I can tell you why Adrienne can’t get fucked – you want to hear it? I could tell you about Sheila, too, and all those cats she jerks off in their hand­kerchiefs, in cars and movies – now, you want to hear that?” Sheila began to cry and Mrs. Hunt moved to close the elevator door. Ernestine laughed, and, with one shoulder, held it open and her voice changed again. “You just cursed the child in my sister’s womb. Don’t you never let me see you again, you broken down half-white bride of Christ!” And she spat in Mrs. Hunt’s face, and then let the elevator door close. And she yelled down the shaft, “That’s your flesh and blood you were cursing, you sick, filthy dried-up cunt! And you carry that message to the Holy Ghost and if He don’t like it you tell Him I said He’s a faggot and He better not come nowhere near me.”

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And she came back into the house, with tears running down her face, and walked to the table and poured herself a drink. She lit a cigarette; she was trembling.

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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 8:53AM) : It must be emotionally draining even though she put up a strong front when she said those words, no one wants to see there younger sister be talked about like that and the baby also.
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Sharon, in all this, had said nothing. Ernestine had delivered me to her, but Sharon had not, in fact, touched me. She had done something far more tremendous; which was, mightily, to hold me and keep me still; without touching me.

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“Well,” she said, “the men are going to be out for a while. And Tish needs her rest. So let’s go on to sleep.”

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But I knew that they were sending me to bed so that they could sit up for a while, without me, without the men, without anybody, to look squarely in the face the fact that Fonny’s family didn’t give a shit about him and were not going to do a thing to help him. We were his family now, the only family he had: and now everything was up to us.

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:39AM) : Fonny s family doesn't care about him or the baby. Only Tish's family cares.
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ALEXANDER C ALEXANDER C (Dec 18 2020 3:45PM) : yea its sad to see that Fonny's family doesn't really care about Fonny's happiness and what he wants to do with his life.
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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 20 2020 9:31PM) : I think Sharon and Ernestine didn't want Tish to get stressed out. more

maybe Sharon and Ernestine wanted to stay up to discuss what they should do especially because Fonny’s family doesn’t care about him. and If Tish is there, she would feel stressed out and mad at how Fonny’s family doesn’t care about what Fonny’s going through and won’t help to get him out of jail.

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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 04 2021 9:13AM) : Fonny's family is toxic and don't care about their son's path in life. [Edited]
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 1:59PM) : fonnys family was tough. they didnt care about him or the baby. only tish's family did
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I walked into my bedroom very slowly and I sat down on the bed for a minute. I was too tired to cry. I was too tired to feel anything. In a way, Sis Ernestine had taken it all on herself, everything, because she wanted the child to make its journey safely and get here well: and that meant that I had to sleep.

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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 4:18PM) : this is hard for her whole family
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:28AM) : I agree. This must be very hard on her and her family.
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Genesis G Genesis G (Jan 22 2021 1:55PM) : i agree
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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 21 2020 12:48AM) : This makes me wonder if Fonny's family would have a change in mind about the baby. This baby is causing so drama in the family.
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Jan 26 2021 9:49AM) : its not the babys fault that they were made and brought into the world. they shouldn't treat the baby differently the baby is apart of fonny and their family as well
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 22 2020 10:49AM) : this is so sad but great at the same time. the good thing is that she is trying to keep her baby and herself healthy.
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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Dec 22 2020 1:56PM) : Now that everything is up to them I don’t theres as high of a chance of getting Fonny out of jail
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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 28 2021 9:24PM) : all of this is very hard on tish she felt so tired she couldn’t even cry
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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 17 2020 5:40PM) : tired more

They have been under so much stress and it shows because she’s too tired to even cry.This is all hard for them.

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:41AM) : I agree it's almost like she is numb.
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 10:47PM) : (Opinion) I love how much Ernestine cares about Tish's mental health and the baby. It's great to see a nice sister bond and I think it's what Tish really needs.
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Kaimea Z Kaimea Z (Dec 20 2020 9:36PM) : I agree more

Ernestine truly cares about Tish and protects her from Fonny’s mother and sisters. she is trying her best to get Fonny out of jail, even though she won’t have anything to benefit from it.

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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 2:13AM) : (opinion) more

I love the strong bond that Tish and Ernestine have.

So I undressed and curled up on the bed. I turned the way I’d always turned toward Fonny, when we were in bed together. I crawled into his arms and he held me. And he was so present for me that, again, I could not cry. My tears would have hurt him too much. So he held me and I whispered his name, while I watched the streetlights playing on the ceiling. Dimly, I could hear Mama and Sis in the kitchen, making believe that they were playing gin rummy.

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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 5:40AM) : Tish doesn't want to cry so that Fonny doesn't feel hurt.
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That night, in the room on Bank Street, Fonny took the Mexican shawl off the pallet he had on the floor and draped it over my head and shoulders. He grinned and stepped back. “I be damned,” he said, “there is a rose in Spanish Harlem.” He grinned again. “Next week, I’m going to get you a rose for your hair.” Then, he stopped grinning and a kind of stinging silence filled the room and filled my ears. It was like nothing was happening in the world but us. I was not afraid. It was dee­per than fear. I could not take my eyes away from his. I could not move. If it was deeper than fear, it was not yet joy. It was wonder.

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He said, not moving, “We’re grown up now, you know?”

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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 17 2020 5:41PM) : reality more

They were hit with reality. They are forced to grow up. This just shows that they finally realized it.

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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 18 2020 12:10AM) : I agree they finally noticed reality
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Christian T Christian T (Dec 18 2020 10:00AM) : I agree he want to be noticed as an adult
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Leo P Leo P (Dec 21 2020 9:38AM) : I agree that they were forced to grow up.
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Dec 22 2020 1:44PM) : i agree when you realize stuff like this its crazy
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Nico V Nico V (Dec 18 2020 4:20PM) : it shows that have to take new responsibilities and grow up
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:21PM) : Summary more

Here they are trying to be tough and say they are grown.

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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 09 2021 5:41PM) : Fonny and Tish are alone. They're not trying to prove anything to anyone. [Edited] more

It’s a romantic scene. They were childhood friends, but Fonny’s saying they are no longer children. Re-read the whole scene. What’s Fonny communicating to Tish?

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Jan 12 2021 12:55AM) : On top of them getting hit with the fact that they are grown up now, they also realize that there is so much they haven’t done yet
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 29 2021 11:02AM) : This shows how he want's to be represented. And also how he should be represented
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I nodded.

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He said, “And you’re always been – mine – no?”

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I nodded again.

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“And you know,” he said, still not moving, holding me with those eyes, “that I’ve always been yours, right?”

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I said, “I never thought about it that way.”

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He said, “Think about it now, Tish.”

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“I just know that I love you,” I said, and I started to cry. The shawl seemed very heavy and hot and I wanted to take it off, but I couldn’t.

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 21 2020 9:40AM) : I don't know why she is crying because she loves him.
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 18 2020 3:58PM) : thats deep. she admitted to loving him.
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Dec 29 2020 2:15AM) : (opinion) more

I love how Fonny reassures Tish and how he expresses his love towards her.

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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 03 2021 12:16AM) : awee she knows that she loves fonny and because she cried about it too, it shows that she truly does.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:24PM) : summary more

Here she is telling him How much she loves him and cares for him.

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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 2:04PM) : she admitted her feelings to him. she really loves him
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Then he moved, his face changed, he came to me and took the shawl away and flung it into a corner. He took me in his arms and he kissed my tears and then he kissed me and then we both knew something which we had not known before.

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“I love you, too,” he said, “but I try not to cry about it.” He laughed and he made me laugh and then he kissed me again, harder, and he stopped laughing. “I want you to marry me,” he said. I must have looked surprised, for he said, “That’s right. I’m yours and you’re mine and that’s it, ba­by. But I’ve got to try to explain something to you.”

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HEATHER F HEATHER F (Dec 21 2020 12:51AM) : It's nice that they still are happy together even if their family is disapproving of things in their relationship.
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:29AM) : i agree because you shouldn't let your family ruin your relationship.
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 22 2020 1:41PM) : yes, sometimes you have to ignore negativity and focus on yourself bc not everyone isn't gonna like the decisions you make sometimes
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 22 2020 10:50AM) : im very glad that they are only caring about their opinions on this relationship.
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 10:48PM) : Fonny's love for Tish is so beautiful and strong, despite the opinion of others.
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 9:31AM) : I agree. I'm glad that they love each other.
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He took me by the hand and led me to his worktable.

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“This is where my life is,” he said, “my real life.” He picked up a small piece of wood, it was about the size of two fists. There was the hope of an eye gouged into it, the suggestion of a nose – the rest was simply a lump of somehow breathing wood. “This might turn out all right one day,” he said, and laid it gently down. “But I think I might already have fucked it up.” He picked up another piece, the size of a man’s thigh. A woman’s torso was trapped in it. “I don’t know a thing about her yet,” he said, and put it down, again very gently. Though he held me by one shoulder and was very close to me, he was yet very far away. He looked at me with his little smile. “Now, listen,” he said, “I ain’t the kind of joker going to give you a hard time running around after other chicks and shit like that. I smoke a little pot but I ain’t never popped no needles and I’m really very square. But-” he stopped and looked at me, very quiet, very hard: there was a hardness in him I had barely sensed before. Within this hardness moved his love, moved as a torrent or as a fire moves, above reason, beyond argument, not to be modified in any degree by anything life might do. I was his, and he was mine – I suddenly realized that I would be a very unlucky and perhaps a dead girl should I ever attempt to challenge this decree.

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EMMANUEL R EMMANUEL R (Dec 17 2020 5:44PM) : family more

This just shows that family does not always have to be blood or legally. It is commitment and love for someone else. They realize their love for one another.

“But,” he continued – and he moved away from me; his heavy hands seemed to be aftempting to shape the air – “I live with wood and stone. I got stone in the basement and I’m working up here all the time and I’m looking for a loft where I can really work. So, all I’m trying to tell you, Tish, is I ain’t offering you much. I ain’t got no money and I work at odd jobs – just for bread, because I ain’t about to go for none of their jive-ass okey-doke – and that means that you going to have to work, too, and when you come home most likely I’ll just grunt and keep on with my chisels and shit and maybe sometimes you’ll think I don’t even know you’re there. But don’t ever think that, ever. You’re with me all the time, all the time, without you I don’t know if I could make it at all, baby, and when I put down the chisel, I’ll always come to you. I’ll always come to you. I need you. I love you.” He smiled. “Is that all right, Tish?”

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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 9:45AM) : It's nice that he's reassuring Tish that even though that he doesn't have that and times may be hard... that at the end he will always go to her and be there. Really shows that he loves her and wants her to understand that.
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“Of course it’s all right with me,” I said. I had more to say, but my throat wouldn’t open.

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He took me by the hand, then, and he led me to the pallet on the floor. He sat down beside me, and he pulled me down so that my face was just beneath his, my head was in his lap. I sensed a certain terror in him. He knew that I could feel his sex stiffening and beginning to rage against the cloth of his pants and against my jawbone; he wanted me to feel it, and yet he was afraid. He kissed my face all over, and my neck, and he uncovered my breasts and put his teeth and tongue there and his hands were all over my body. I knew what he was doing, and I didn’t know. I was in his hands, he called me by the thunder at my ear. I was in his hands: I was being changed; all that I could do was cling to him. I did not realize, until I realized it, that I was also kissing him, that eve­rything was breaking and changing and turning in me and moving toward him. If his arms had not held me, I would have fallen straight downward, backward, to my death. My life was holding me. My life was claiming me. I heard, I felt his breath, as for the first time: but it was as though his breath were rising up out of me. He opened my legs, or I opened them, and he kissed the inside of my thighs. He took off all my clothes, he covered my whole body with kisses, and then he covered me with the shawl and then he went away.

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The shawl scratched. I was cold and hot. I heard him in the bathroom. I heard him pull the chain. When he came back, he was naked. He got under the shawl, with me, and stretched his long body on top of mine, and I felt his long black heavy sex throbbing against my navel.

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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 29 2021 5:03PM) : I feel like this hows its real affection though and not fake. Cause some people together for just their bodies.
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 18 2020 9:57PM) : what chain did he pull?
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 8:06PM) : they about to get dirty and you know do what
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 18 2020 6:02PM) : I think this sex scene is more than sex. more

It’s about taking there relationship to the next level and forming a bond with each other

He took my face in his hands, and held it, and he kissed me.

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“Now, don’t be scared,” he whispered. “Don’t be scared. Just remember that I belong to you. Just remember that I wouldn’t hurt you for nothing in this world. You just going to have to get used to me. And we got all the time in the world.”

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 21 2020 9:43AM) : Why is he saying "that you have to get used to me." I thought they already new each other well.
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 03 2021 12:54AM) : i found this so cute that fonny is reassuring with tish.
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:50PM) : That's actually very sweet. You can see that Fonny deeply cares about Tish.
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 9:57AM) : You would think for the crime he was accused for later on that he wouldn't had been so caring and careful with Tish... I think this is a great example of Fonny being empathetic and evidence that he didn't commit the crime especially since the crime is so [Edited] more

vile and so forceful.

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It was getting to be between two and three: he read my mind. “Your Mama and Daddy know you’re with me,” he said, “and they know I won’t let nothing happen to you.” Then, he moved down and his sex moved against my opening. “Don’t be scared,” he said again. “Hold on to me.”

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I held on to him, in an agony; there was nothing else in the world to hold on to; I held him by his nappy hair. I could not tell if he moaned or if I moaned. It hurt, it hurt, it didn’t hurt. Ir was a strange weight, a presence coming into me – into a me I had not known was there. I almost screamed, I started to cry: it hurt. It didn’t hurt. Something began, unknown.His tongue, his teeth on my breasts, hurt. I wanted to throw him off, I held him tighter and still he moved and moved and moved. I had not known there was so much of him. I screamed and cried against his shoulder.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 19 2020 3:49AM) : I can tell that Baldwin likes to describe his words very clear so that they wouldn’t ask for elaboration
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Ian D Ian D (Dec 21 2020 3:31PM) : i agree. The way he writes makes it so people can't ask him to explain.
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Alexander w Alexander w (Jan 29 2021 5:04PM) : This shows that baldwin is very vivd with his description. And that tish and fonny are really in love
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 6:52PM) : That's super poetic. I didn't peg James Baldwin for a romance writer, but he's been writing some really romantic sentences.
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 18 2020 5:52PM) : This is a very graphic scene but what we can retrieve from this, is Baldwin is a very descriptive person/author [Edited]
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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 6:54PM) : Ok that was super intense. And there's more ok...
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He paused. He put both hands beneath my hips. He moved back, but not quite out, I hung no­where for a moment, then he pulled me against him and thrust in with all his might and some­thing broke in me. Something broke and a scream rose up in me but he covered my lips with his lips, he strangled my scream with his tongue. His breath was in my nostrils, I was breathing with his breath and moving with his body. And now I was open and helpless and I felt him every­where. A singing began in me and his body became sacred – his buttocks, as they quivered and rose and fell, and his thighs between my thighs and the weight of his chest on mine and that stiff­ness of his which stiffened and grew and throbbed and brought me to another place. I wanted to laugh and cry. Then, something absolutely new began, I laughed and I cried and I called his name. I held him closer and closer and I strained to receive it all, all, all of him. He paused and he kissed me and kissed me. His head moved all over my neck and my breasts. We could hardly breathe: if we did not breathe again soon, I knew we would die. Fonny moved again, at first very slowly, and then faster and faster. I felt it coming, felt myself coming, going over the edge, everything in me flowing down to him, and I called his name over and over while he growled my name in his throat, thrusting now with no mercy – caught his breath sharply, let it out with a rush and a sob and then pulled out of me, holding me tight, shooting a boiling liquid all over my belly and my chest and my chin.

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 19 2020 3:49AM) : Wow I wasn’t sure if i was able to finish reading this doesn’t need no elaboration
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 19 2020 3:46AM) : This sentence had me dead 😂
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Then we lay still, glued together, for a long time.

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AMRA B AMRA B (Jan 05 2021 4:29PM) : What? more

What do they mean glued together for a long time?

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Jan 12 2021 1:04AM) : glued together meaning being close with each other literally but in a more figurative sense just enjoying each other’s presence in silence.
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 2:10PM) : they kinda took a break is what im getting. but they was "glued" or just stayed close to eachother
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“I’m sorry,” he said, finally, shyly, into the long silence, “to have made such a mess. But I guess you don’t want to have no baby right away and I didn’t have no protection on me.”

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 19 2020 3:44AM) : I thought she was pregnant and wants the baby what is happening....... help
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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 22 2020 4:54PM) : this is a flashback and they didnt know about the baby yet. I guess it could be better now that tish has a baby
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Alexis K Alexis K (Dec 18 2020 6:05AM) : Question more

Why they want a baby??

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 19 2020 3:45AM) : Tish is already 3 months pregnant
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SARA P SARA P (Dec 21 2020 7:59PM) : this really shows how much they truly love each other. They really care about each other too.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 23 2020 8:47PM) : Summary more

I can tell they really care about each other.

“I think I made a mess, too,” I said. “It was the first time. Isn’t there supposed to be blood?”

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We were whispering. He laughed a little. “I had a hemorrhage. Shall we look?”

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“I like lying here like this, with you.”

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“I do too.” Then, “Do you like me, Tish?” He sounded like a little boy. “I mean – when I make love to you – do you like it?”

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I said, “Oh, come on. You just want to hear me say it.”

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“That’s true. So-?”

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“So what?”

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“So why don’t you go ahead and say it?” And he kissed me.

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I said, “It was a little bit like being hit by a truck” – he laughed again – ‘but it was the most beau­tiful thing that ever happened to me.”

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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 6:56PM) : That's a really funny way to describe sex. James Baldwin really loves that graphic imagery.
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“For me, too,” he said. He said it in a very wondering way, almost as though he were speaking of someone else. “No one ever loved me like that before.”

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 19 2020 3:43AM) : Awwww they truly love each other
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SARA P SARA P (Dec 21 2020 7:56PM) : ikrrrrr
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 4:07PM) : I think this is a very big deal for Fonny, because if you see the environment and people he was raised around, either then a few like his friends at the spanish restaurant and Tish and her family... he doesn't get that anywhere else. So it's nice to see more

that he can finally feel loved and appreciated by Tish.

“Have you had a lot of girls?”

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“Not so many. And nobody for you to worry about.”

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“Do I know any of them?”

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He laughed. “You want me to walk you down the street and point them out to you? Now, you know that wouldn’t be nice. And, now that I’ve got to know you just a little better, I don’t believe it would be safe.” He snuggled up to me and put his hand on my breast. ‘You got a wildcat in you, girl. Even if I had the time to go running after other foxes, I sure wouldn’t have the energy. I’m re­ally going to have to start taking my vitamins.”

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:42PM) : For a second i thought that was her father talking then she was like “he puts his hands on my breast” so ummmm guys thats not her father right
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 22 2020 1:43PM) : i dont think so, it better not be cuz..😭
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Genesis G Genesis G (Jan 22 2021 1:54PM) : agree
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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 26 2021 2:28PM) : Hello! Everyone, that's Fonny who's putting his hand on Tish's breast. It's the sex scene. [Edited] more

They’re making love.

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DOUGLAS M DOUGLAS M (Dec 22 2020 10:56AM) : this is just showing how much Tish really means to Fonny and how much he likes her instead of any other people.
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ALEJANDRO R ALEJANDRO R (Dec 18 2020 3:56PM) : what is he pointing out?
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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 10:54PM) : This was a cute metaphor, that symbolized the love Fonny had for her. In a jokingly manor.
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ANGELINA T ANGELINA T (Jan 01 2021 5:09PM) : I agree
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 2:13PM) : i agree. it was sweet and cute as a joke
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“Oh, shut up. You’re disgusting.”

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“Why am I disgusting? I’m only talking about my health. Don’t you care nothing about my health? And they’re chocolate covered – vitamins, I mean.”

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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 9:40PM) : It seems like she’s sad about herself and others
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“You’re crazy.”

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‘Well,” he conceded cheerfully, “I’m crazy about you. You want we should check the damage be­fore this stuff hardens into cement?”

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He turned on the light and we looked down at ourselves and our bed.

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Well, we were something of a sight. There was blood, quite a lot of it – or it seemed like a lot to me, but it didn’t frighten me at all, I felt proud and happy – on him and on the bed and on me; his sperm and my blood were slowly creeping down my body, and his sperm was on him and on me; and, in the dim light and against our dark bodies, the effect was as of some strange anointing. Or, we might have just completed a tribal rite. And Fonny’s body was a total mystery to me – the body of one’s lover always is, no matter how well one gets to know it: it is the changing envelope which contains the gravest mystery of one’s life. I stared at his heavy chest, his flat belly, the belly button, the spinning black hair, the heavy limp sex: he had never been drcumdzed. I touched his slim body and I kissed him on the chest. It tasted of salt and some pungent, unknown bitter spice – clearly, as others might put it, it would become an acquired taste. One hand on my hand, ome hand on my shoulder, he held me very close. Then he said, “We’ve got to go. I better get you home before dawn.”

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Lena F Lena F (Jan 28 2021 12:59PM) : Ah Kiran why did you make a bunch of 14 year olds read this book.
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Kiran C Kiran C (Jan 28 2021 3:05PM) : Yeah, Baldwin's descriptive writing reduces the distance between the character and the reader down to zero. Like, his descriptions position a reader practically physically inside of the narrator. [Edited] more

I told you the book was more graphic than the movie!

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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Dec 22 2020 1:47PM) : they had a good time
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Kiran C Kiran C (Dec 22 2020 2:01PM) : I think part of what it means is that Fonny made sure to withdraw before he ejaculated. So as not to get Tish pregnant. more

What phrases make you think that they had a good time? I mean, Tish does say that Fonny’s chest had a taste that “would become an acquired taste”. Meaning, she hasn’t acquired it yet: she doesn’t like it, really. But maybe there phrases that reveal that she enjoyed it. What do you see?

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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 2:21PM) : theres a quote in that sentence. "i felt proud and happy."
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ANDERSON M ANDERSON M (Jan 19 2021 2:23PM) : this is what makes me think she liked it
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OCEAN D OCEAN D (Dec 18 2020 12:07PM) : This is Love more

I know this because Fonny is leaving her after having sex he is making sure she gets home and she is safe

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Drew H Drew H (Dec 19 2020 10:52PM) : I agree, he stayed and they were both happy.
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 03 2021 12:56AM) : even after their sexual intercourse still gotta be very responsible and return her to her home before dawn.
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Kenneth P Kenneth P (Jan 04 2021 9:16AM) : They are a very loving and intimate couple.
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Oliver B Oliver B (Jan 29 2021 9:53AM) : Nice to see that he's still respectful and cares about Tish even after having a intimate moment.

It was half past four.

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“I guess so,” I said, and we got up and walked into the shower. I washed his body and he washed mine and we laughed a lot, like children, and he warned me if I didn’t take my hands off him we might never get uptown and then my Daddy might jump salty and, after all, Fonny said, he had a lot to talk to my Daddy about and he had to talk to him right away.

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Leo P Leo P (Dec 21 2020 9:48AM) : I think that Fonny is going to tell his dad about what just happened.
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Kiran C Kiran C (Dec 23 2020 5:29PM) : HER dad. more

Fonny’s going to talk to TISH’S dad. What do you think Fonny is going to say?

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Mbathio M Mbathio M (Jan 12 2021 1:08AM) : He probably would say something about marrying tish since they talked about that earlier.
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AMRA B AMRA B (Dec 23 2020 2:48PM) : Question more

What do they have to talk about?

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kailyn m kailyn m (Jan 28 2021 9:26PM) : fonny is about to talk to tishs father i wonder what they are going to talk about ?
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Isabell Z Isabell Z (Jan 03 2021 1:05AM) : Fonny and Tish are literally so cute together.

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Dec 15
Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 15 2020 12:12PM) : Seems like her dad wasn’t impressed
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Isabelle L Isabelle L (Dec 18 2020 3:41AM) : I agree he wasn't showing much intrest.
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Tasneem O Tasneem O (Dec 18 2020 7:25PM) : I think Tish is referring to how she feel uncomfortable out side because people like to shame other for there looks so she fell more comfortable inside and safer because anything can occur to them in a bad way because she’s BLACK. 😞
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shaliyah f shaliyah f (Dec 22 2020 11:44AM) : i so agree with you on this!!,especially the part were u said anything can come off as bad because of her skin color
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