Home > The Sky Is Gray Summary & Study Guide > Topics for Further Study
The Sky Is Gray | Topics for Further Study
Why did James’s mother think it was important for him to kill the songbirds? Look up the phrase ‘‘rite of passage.’’ Does James’s situation fit the definition?
What is the allegorical meaning of the student turning the other cheek when the preacher hits him? Why does he later say that grass is black?
Investigate the relationship between the Civil Rights movement in America and the anti-Apartheid movement in Africa. Are the two related? How?
[The entire page is 82 words long]
Join eNotes
The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
- The Sky Is Gray: Introduction
- The Sky Is Gray: Summary
- The Sky Is Gray: Ernest J. Gaines Biography
- The Sky Is Gray: Characters
- The Sky Is Gray: Themes
- The Sky Is Gray: Style
- The Sky Is Gray: Historical Context
- The Sky Is Gray: Critical Overview
- The Sky Is Gray: Essays and Criticism
- The Sky Is Gray: Topics for Further Study
- The Sky Is Gray: What Do I Read Next?
- The Sky Is Gray: Bibliography and Further Reading
- The Sky Is Gray: Pictures
- Copyright
Related Topics
Tell a friend about The Sky Is Gray at eNotes.
