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javonlatrell
javonlatrell

In "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird", explain why Granny and her family have moved so much.

What does the suicide story say about what the granny thinks? Explain.

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Posted by javonlatrell on Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 10:18 AM and tagged with blues ain't no mockingbird, characters, family, granny, move, suicide story.

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  1. bocateacher322
    bocateacher322 Teacher
    Middle School

    The narrator’s grandmother, Granny, occupies a central position in the family. Her displeasure at the intrusive behavior of the filmmakers is at the root of the story’s theme and conflict, and her behavior towards the children, both in the story and in the recollections of the narrator, makes manifest her dominant role as teacher, caretaker, and guardian of the community. Granny also has an explosive temper and a low tolerance for patronizing and demeaning behavior; the family has moved many times “on account of people drivin Granny crazy till she’d get up in the night and start packin.” Her anger at the presence of the filmmakers causes her to mumble menacingly in the kitchen, and the narrator fears she might “bust through that screen with somethin in her hand and murder on her mind.” Granny is fiercely protective — as protective as the chicken hawk who squawks and attacks her slain mate’s killer — yet caring and perceptive as well, teaching the children “steady with no let-up” and cautioning them against in-fighting.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Posted by bocateacher322 on Tuesday January 27, 2009 at 2:46 PM