Blues Ain't No Mockingbird Group

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natalie1210
natalie1210
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High School - 10th Grade

What does the author want the reader to think about when her grandparents reacted to the people filming for the county?

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Posted by natalie1210 on Monday February 16, 2009 at 1:21 PM and tagged with blues ain't no mockingbird, documentary, filmmakers, grandparents.

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  1. sharrons
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    High School - 12th Grade

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    In Blues Aint No Mocking Bird, filmmakers who who are making a documentary on the food stamp program intrude upon the privacy of Granny and Grandaddy Cain.  In the end, Granny tells Grandaddy to make the filmmakers leave.  Grandaddy ends up taking the film from the camera.

    This was a triumph for Granny and Grandaddy.  By taking the film from the camera, Grandaddy was taking control of the situation.  He was taking back his privacy and dignity which the filmmakers had encroached upon.

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    Posted by sharrons on Monday February 16, 2009 at 6:32 PM