Most recent public comments by Abigail Jernigan https://nowcomment.com/users/144595 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266357 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266357 This story shows that social class and the expectations that come within that social class is very influential on a person's decisions. We see this demonstrated as the Studevantes are part of the upper class of Melton and instead of having their daughter welcome a healthy baby out of wedlock, they'd rather kill the baby and take the risk of killing their daughter too.This family has a reputation to uphold, being at the top of the social ladder. They made the decision to kill their grandchild and daughter because of the expectations of that system. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:57:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266347 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266347 I notice setting details about the size of Melton, the geography, and the industrialization of Melton. This paragraph contrasts how the town has sidewalks but no paved streets, electric lights but no sewer, and a station but no trains stop there. These setting details can help us infer that most of the town is probably lower class. Like every area, Melton probably has some families that are higher class, but from the setting we can infer most of the town is a part of the lower class. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:34:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266335 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266335 In this sentence Cora is exposing the real reason Jessie died. She says "...they took you away from here in the springtime of your life..." this sentence is ironic because spring is suppose to be a season of life and fertility, but here it is the opposite of both. The "springtime of your life" could also be a metaphor of her life just beginning as she just finished high school. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:41:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266301 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266301 In this sentence the author compares Cora's child to "a living bridge between two world". This shows that the child has an opportunity to unite two opposing worlds. Since the child is both white and black, and comes from two very separate worlds, the child can be a bridge between these two different worlds. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:25:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266281 https://nowcomment.com/documents/305195?scroll_to=3266281 In this sentence, the author uses a simile to compare Cora to a tree. She uses this to develop Cora's character as someone who stands strong even when conflict comes toward her. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:10:27 -0400