Coming of Age in Mississippi Group

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dawng601
dawng601
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High School - 11th Grade

In "Coming of Age in Mississippi", how does Anne respond to her family's discouragement of her activism? Why?

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Posted by dawng601 on Monday May 12, 2008 at 6:12 PM and tagged with activisim, anne, characters, coming of age in mississippi.

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  1. sullymonster Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    Anne receives a letter from her mother telling her that she needs to stop the activism.  Mama tells her how the police have been asking questions about her, and insists that if Anne continues, she'll never be able to come back to Centreville.

    Anne responds with anger and determination, and her resolve to continue on her path is strengthened.  Anne has always been angry that her family would accept and give in to the injustice, rather than fight against.  This is the reason that she left Centreville in the first place.  Thus, a continued show of this cowardice and this tendency to "give into the system" makes Anne more determined than ever to try to create some real change.

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    http://www.enotes.com/coming-age/

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    Posted by sullymonster on Saturday May 24, 2008 at 6:09 PM