Comments by ANGELINA TROVER Most recent public comments by ANGELINA TROVER https://nowcomment.com/users/94205 Mood https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2365880 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2365880 Overall this poem gives me as the reader a feeling of calmness. This is because of the atmosphere that the author chose in order to evoke feelings within the reader. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:42:20 -0500 Knorr uses imagery and personification in the first two lines. https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2364082 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2364082 He uses personification to make it seem like the river is in control of its actions and imagery in line 2 to give the reader an idea of what the environment is like. "The river is pressing itself." "little brushing grasses and shifting against." Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:22:42 -0500 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2363634 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2363634 When the Knorr mentioned holding the reflection of whoever the water is reflecting does he mean for the person to look deeper within or comfort themself? Or is there a whole other meaning to holding your reflection. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:50:41 -0500 This line gives me a feeling of tranquility. https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2363568 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2363568 one because when the light from the moon reflects on a river it looks really pretty and two because the environment itself seems really nice and chill. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:50:41 -0500 I like how detailed Knorr's writing is because as I read I can visualize everything that is happening. https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2363551 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105218?scroll_to=2363551 An example of this is when Knorr says "The wind is flittering just a little brushing grasses and shifting against the oaks and cotton wood trees." Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:50:41 -0500 Fonny was falsely accused and put in jail for a crime he didn't commit. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279733 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279733 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:23:10 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279732 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279732 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:21:26 -0500 The fact that Tish was willing to sell herself to set Fonny free just shows how much she truly loves him and that she would do anything for him, But if she's pregnant what about the baby? https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279728 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279728 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:19:22 -0500 She is working while pregnant. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279689 I think she is doing this to help raise money for Fonny's bail so that he can be reunited with her and his family. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:06:10 -0500 Fonny thinks that the lawyer isn't trying hard enough since Fonny is still in jail for a crime he didn't commit. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279668 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2279668 and when he mentions what's happening to him in jail he's referring to the threats he might be getting from his inmates or inmate. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:02:52 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2276920 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2276920 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:12:02 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2276918 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2276918 Usually when people say that they are running out of familiar faces they could be talking about how they don't recognize anyone they used to know, play with etc. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:07:08 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2276896 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2276896 It also keeps Fonny calm knowing that Tish is doing alright. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 02:06:06 -0500 I'm really glad to see Fonny getting the love and support he needs from his family. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2276895 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2276895 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 02:04:50 -0500 It seems that Tish is dependent on Fonny. She wouldn't be able to handle being without him if he goes to jail. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2268032 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2268032 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:40:04 -0500 I'm proud of them and I'm glad they got approval from Joseph (Tish's father). https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267980 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267980 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:28:01 -0500 Agreed. It makes no sense how he said that so quickly and abruptly. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267936 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267936 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:16:14 -0500 I like how Fonny knows what he wants and even though he may be nervous he is still answering Joseph's questions with absolute certainty. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267847 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267847 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:30:19 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267766 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267766 Just because she is the oldest sister doesn't mean that she has to get married before her sister. she should be able to wait until she is ready and finds a person that she loves. Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:42:00 -0500 Fonny has never loved any other girl the way he loves Tish. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267762 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267762 "But I could see I was just fooling myself. 1 I didn’t love nobody else but her." Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:35:35 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253991 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253991 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:09:09 -0500 (opinion) https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253161 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253161 I love how Fonny reassures Tish and how he expresses his love towards her. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 02:15:38 -0500 (opinion) https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253146 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253146 I love the strong bond that Tish and Ernestine have. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 02:13:30 -0500 (Question) Did Mrs. Hunt attempt to kill one of her own children? https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253141 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253141 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? Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:44:48 -0500 Ernestine is threatening Adrienne. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253139 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253139 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. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:39:08 -0500 (opinion) https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253138 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253138 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. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:34:43 -0500 (opinion) https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253135 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253135 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. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:31:02 -0500 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. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253132 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253132 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:25:51 -0500 I agree with this because after he offers everyone a drink. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253130 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253130 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:22:39 -0500 I'm guessing Adrienne knows something about Fonny that his dad doesn't. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253129 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253129 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:20:30 -0500 This shows that Fonny never had a good relationship with his sisters. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253128 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253128 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:16:10 -0500 I wonder why Mrs.Hunt is always frightened. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253127 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253127 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:14:36 -0500 I think this action might have frightened Mrs.Hunt because https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253126 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2253126 it shows how protective Joseph is over Tish and she knows that he would do anything to protect his daughter from any harm. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:13:46 -0500 (opinion) https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248830 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248830 I'm glad to see that Tish has multiple people that love and support her that can get her through her rough days. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:44:14 -0500 Tish loved Fonny to the point that other boys didn't matter to her and she never paid attention to any of them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248824 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248824 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:25:24 -0500 they were able to be themselves around each other without feeling uncomfortable or like they had to hide anything. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248823 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248823 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:18:20 -0500 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. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248789 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248789 "we knew that it had always been there, waiting. We had not seen the moment." Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:50:51 -0500 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. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248784 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248784 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:47:07 -0500 (opinion) It makes me happy to see that https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248779 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248779 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." Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:09:27 -0500 I agree with this https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248775 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248775 because of Ernestine's tone when she says “She ain’t going to forget it,” and “I'll whip her ass." Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:35:53 -0500 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. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248773 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2248773 "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." Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:31:35 -0500 opinion https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2242498 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2242498 I feel like Tish is starting to get anxious Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:03:17 -0500 Tish is actually taking the time to think more about her baby while shedding some light on the situation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241609 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241609 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:08:28 -0500 I think Ernestine is trying to just be herself without the influence of the white man contributing to any decision she decides to make. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241590 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241590 ‘He’s fucked with my mind enough already.” Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:13:54 -0500 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241584 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241584 Why would they blame that on Fonny? Them not being able to find a eligible bachelor shouldn't be Fonny's fault nor problem. Sun, 13 Dec 2020 23:53:46 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241582 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241582 because if fighting happens all the time at his house there should be a reason or multiple reasons as to why. Sun, 13 Dec 2020 23:50:00 -0500 I feel like when Tish mentions https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241580 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241580 "the death that was waiting to overtake the children of our age." she was talking about how kids during that time were being programmed to just do what they are taught instead of finding their own path and doing what they enjoy. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:29:21 -0500 I'm guessing since he probably worked far away for a while he wasn't able to really spend time with Tish, so the news might be a bit of a shock to him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241561 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241561 "Daddy may take it kind of rough but that’s just because he doesn’t know as much about his daughter as Mama and Ernestine do. Well.He’ll be worried, too, in another way, and he’ll show it more." Sun, 13 Dec 2020 23:28:48 -0500 I think Tish is trying to say that even though frank may not act like it https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241527 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241527 his love for Fonny is unconditional. Sun, 13 Dec 2020 22:47:51 -0500 Tish is looking back on her childhood memories with Fonny. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241503 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2241503 Sun, 13 Dec 2020 21:52:22 -0500 I think that the narrator is trying to talk about how Americans praise a god who picks favorites in terms of who he helps and who he toys with. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2240920 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2240920 Which is probably why she mentioned him having a "very nasty sense of humor." Sat, 12 Dec 2020 17:22:56 -0500 I think that Sharon is trying to say she wasn't old enough to provide what she thought could help the drummer or what her thoughts were on what a man needed in general during this time period. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2240918 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2240918 Or maybe she just wanted to continue traveling and doing her own thing and enjoy her youth at the time. "Anyway, I know I wasn’t woman enough to help the man, to give him what he needed.” Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:09:30 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2240917 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2240917 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 17:01:52 -0500 Tish's mother is giving Tish the support and advice that she needs to move forward. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2240034 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2240034 In this case Tish's mom is telling her to not worry or overthink about what may happen in the future or won't happen, but to just continue her journey and keep on pushing. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:14:37 -0500 "with these hands he at­tacked the keyboard like he was beating the brains out of someone he remembered." https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2234317 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2234317 This sentence makes me hear the sounds of the church because Baldwin talks about how it sounded like the pianist was attacking the keyboard and "beating the brains out of someone he remembered" so it can be his way of describing the piano playing as loud. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:06:34 -0500 I also wonder the same thing since Tish states "It made me know what I have must looked like other mornings: it made me know what I looked like." https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2228088 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2228088 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:22:16 -0500 Same https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2228086 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2228086 since we know that Fonny's mother didn't like Tish and didn't even want her in her house. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:19:50 -0500 I think Tish is talking about how its not that common for people https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2228082 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2228082 to make love with each other out of true love for each other and to be able to smile and laugh while doing so."I guess it can’t be too often that two people can laugh and make love, too, make love because they are laughing, laugh because they’re making love." Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:16:28 -0500 I feel like when Fonny says "But not like you and me" he might be trying to tell Tish that they have made love but it wasn't necessarily enjoyable or an act of true love for each other. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2223753 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2223753 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:02:08 -0500 I think Tish is trying to talk about https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2218003 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2218003 how lawyers and bondsmen were so desperate to make a quick buck that they look for any opportunity to do so. "They're not any richer than the poor, really, that's why they've turned into vultures, scavengers, indecent garbage men," Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:56:38 -0500 I think James misses his family https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197423 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197423 "I keep seeing your face, which is also the face of your father and my brother". Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:51:48 -0500 James is telling his nephew a bit about his past https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197420 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197420 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:50:06 -0500 I think James is talking about how the world made his brother miserable as well as how cruel the world was to him because of the color of his skin. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197417 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197417 "world has done to my brother and how narrowly he has survived it". Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:48:33 -0500 I think James is referring to slavery. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197411 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197411 "Countrymen don't know she exists, either, though she has been working for them all their lives". Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:45:56 -0500 I think James is telling his nephew to be himself and that there is no reason to crave the acceptance of white people but to be himself and accept himself. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197405 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197405 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:43:18 -0500 I think James is talking about how https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197402 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197402 African Americans can't be set free until white people are free from their rasict mindset, until then African Americans can't be free entirely. "we cannot be free until they are free". Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:41:32 -0500 I think James is referring to being free. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197401 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2197401 "and my chains fell off". Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:38:22 -0500 James is basically trying to prove that he doesn't have any intention on becoming a criminal despite not having any principled reason for not becoming one. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196122 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196122 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:54:17 -0500 I think he feels like he has no talents after trying different things. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196120 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196120 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:51:53 -0500 I think James is talking about how children should not grow up seeing how cruel people treat each other. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196101 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196101 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:40:11 -0500 James went to church with his best friend instead of his father because his best friend was anxious about his souls ability to rescue him from sin and its outcome. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196079 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196079 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:15:44 -0500 I think James is talking about feeling guilty because of his sexuality. Since same sex love was frowned upon by his religion. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196069 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196069 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:05:57 -0500 James felt like he was free from all feelings of guilt he has had in the past. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196022 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196022 "guilty torment". Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:47:48 -0500 I think James is slowly starting to find a path of his own. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196006 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2196006 "breaking his hold over me". Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:44:39 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193692 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193692 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:33:58 -0500 I think James is giving a small example of what it may feel like to attend church. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193690 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193690 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:32:52 -0500 I think James Baldwin was starting to have doubts when it came to his religious beliefs. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193492 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193492 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:48:37 -0500 James Baldwin had a difficulty connecting with the Jewish people in Harlem https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193489 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193489 because of the differences in their religious beliefs. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:44:39 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193475 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193475 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:27:51 -0500 Even at a young age Baldwin was raised christian https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193444 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2193444 so i think he's talking about how at the age of 14 he may be starting to doubt god since he mentioned a "prolonged religious crisis". Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:16:36 -0500 I think he was starting to question god because he mentioned https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2177618 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2177618 "if he loved all his children, why were we, the blacks, cast down so far". Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:49:09 -0500 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2175381 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2175381 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:26:33 -0400 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2175366 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2175366 because He describes it as "something deeper than these changes, and less definable, that frightened me". Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:07:44 -0400 I agree with this https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2146284 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2146284 because he does state "the limit of your ambition were, thus, expected to be set .for ever." I just think that it kinda sucks having your future already planned out for you based on where you live, since some may not be as great depending on the area. Mon, 19 Oct 2020 20:36:39 -0400 I completely agree that these are sad memories from the past. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2146251 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2146251 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 20:27:12 -0400 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2146248 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2146248 Because in the text James Baldwin mentions how he has the same tendency to act aggressive to avoid being seen as soft. "Like him, you are tough, dark, vulnerable, moody-with a very definite tendency to sound truculent because you want no one to think you are soft." Mon, 19 Oct 2020 20:25:35 -0400 I think he is speaking about how strong family bonds helped him get through the toughest situations. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2145119 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2145119 hence why he said "but if we had not loved each other none of us would have survived." Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:56:29 -0400 I agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144991 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144991 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:39:30 -0400