Quotation Assignment

"He's still going to die... Why not let the hog die without knowing anything?" (Page 31)

4. Does the quotation provide detail about the setting? If so, what type of description does it provide? How does the setting description classify the time period? The quotation does provide detail about the setting. It describes the way blacks were treated then. It classifies the time period by putting the reader in the time frame of racism and allowing the reader to understand the point of view.

5. Does the quotation symbolize the lack of freedom of a black person at this time? Does the quotation symbolize the history of oppression of a black person? If so, to what part of history does the quotation relate? This quote does in fact symbolize the lack of freedom of a black person at this time. Yes, it does symbolize the history of oppression of a black person. This quote relates to the Pre-Civil Rights South.