Harkness Question

1. Why do you think the author made the decision to put the chapter about Hagar's death in the middle of Milkman's quest. It is such a change of pace from the novels and takes the readers off guard.

Thoughts on the Seven Days

The philosophy behind the Seven Days draws a stark contrast to the rest of the civil rights movements we have heard of in school. Even the Black Panthers, seen by some as a radical group, only policed the police in an attempt to stop the police brutality. The philosophy of the Seven Days shows that the members have no hope in humanity. Guitar believes that every white person when in the right circumstances would commit the heinous acts of murder such as the Till murder. What also really interested me about the group was the idea that they had to keep the races balanced. This seems almost counter to the civil rights movement and something a white supremist would say. It makes the races out to be an us vs. them thing. Instead of promoting racial harmony they have been so jaded by the evil acts of whites in the south that they see no solution in sight. The act of killing a white person who seems to similarly match the black victim seems to only further the problem. They are not killing a man who thinks black are inferior, but a child going to school and unfortunately matches the descriptions of an African American murdered earlier in the week.  The Seven Days represent those who have completely given up on society and see no hope in a solution.  

3 questions and a word

1. What is the importance of the biblical names? (Corinthians, Pilate)
2.  Why was Robert Smith wearing blue silk wings?
3. Why does the author bring up a racially motivated murder in the south from the perspective of northern African Americans?

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