Ashley DudashApril 23, 2007¡°A Slow Walk of Trees¡± by: Toni Morrison1.)¢¾ Not knowing the truth about the possibilities of life for black people in this country.Paragraph 3 sentence # 1.They have been dead now for 30 years and more and I still don¡¯t know which of them came closer to the truth about the possibilities of life for black peoplein this country.2.) ¢¾ Morrison¡¯s grandfather was ¡°convinced for 85 years that there was no hope whatever for black people in this country.¡± And Morrison¡¯s grandmother believed that all things could be improved by faith in Jesus and an effort of the will.They both had different perspectives of how things would turn out and she had faith in Jesus in helping her and everyone unlike the grandfather who had no hope.3.) ¢¾ Morrison says she grew up in a ¡°racist household¡± because her father would throw a white man down their stairs and then their tricycle after him only in the assumption that he was trying to molest her and her sisters.Paragraph 7 Line # 5Toni is not racist, because she says that ¡°she suffered from racial vertigo that can be cured only by taking what one needs from one¡¯s ancestors.4.) ¢¾Toni is not really sure if the walk is progress or merely movement. She compares blacks to whites when she says in the following citation.Paragraph 7 Citation # 1¡°O.J. Simpson leaning on a Hertz car is better than the Gold Dust Twins onthe back of a soapbox.¡±Prior to his arrest and trial for the murder of his ex-wife, O.J. Simpson, aformer football superstar, was the spokesperson for Hertz Rent-a-Car (editors¡¯ note).THIS IS BECAUSE JOSH THINKS ON GO ON THE INTERNET FOR NO APPARENT REASON.. but haha in your face Josh.. : )and i know he's probably going to want to read this so in advance Hi Josh : )ohhh excuse me.. Professor Burgess
