Blues Ain't No Mockingbird | Topics for Further Study
The filmmakers in the story, who say they are doing a film for the county on food stamps, note favorably that Granny grows her own vegetables. Research the history of food stamps in the United States, from their institution to the present. Consider the debates on this issue, and use this information to consider why Granny has such a negative reaction to the men’s intrusive filming and, perhaps, to their objective in making the film.
Bambara is known for her use of dialect. Read the story, paying close attention to how Bambara denotes the speech patterns of her characters....
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