The war of the wall - by toni cade bambara

what makes a community?
much like feeling the special bond of family, belonging to a community can give people feelings of identity and security. what things in the community contribute to those feelings? in “the war of the wall”, an ‘outsider’ comes to a town and challenges its residents’ idea of what it means to be a community.

a story usually has one main theme, but it may also have other themes. to determine the story’s theme or themes:
note the setting of the story and how it might relate to the plot and characters
make inferences about character motivations and relationships
note what conflicts arise and how they are resolved

a theme may be indicated through the lessons learned by the characters in a particular setting. as you read “the war of the wall” keep these tips in mind in order to identify the story’s themes!

why is the wall special to the narrator and lou?

why don’t lou and the narrator carry out their plan to recapture the wall?

reread the final three paragraphs of the story - how do you think the two boys feel about having bought paint once they read the inscription on the wall? explain.

was the painter an “outsider” or a part of the community? why?

“the war of the wall” is told from the first person point of view. everything we learn about the characters and plot comes from what the narrator chooses to tell us. for that reason, we don’t know very much about the painter’s thoughts and feelings.

what do you think the painter may have been thinking about the community? why? provide some depth of thought here (with examples from the story, if possible).

Antony refers to brutus and his co conspirators as honorable.what effect does the continued repetition of this word have on the tone of the words around it?

In just over one hundred years, between 1701 and 1810, 252,500 enslaved africans were brought to barbados—an island that occupies only 166 square miles (making it, today, one of the smallest countries in the world). the english then set out to conquer more sugar islands, starting with jamaica, which they took from spain in 1655. in the same period that the 252,500 africans were brought to barbados, 662,400 africans were taken to jamaica. thus, sugar drove more than 900,000 people into slavery, across the atlantic, to barbados and jamaica—and these were just two of the sugar islands. the english were eagerly filling antigua, nevis, saint kitts, and montserrat with slaves and sugar mills. they took over much of dutch guiana for the same reason. seeing the fortunes being made in sugar, the french started their own scramble to turn the half of the island of hispaniola that they controlled (which is now haiti), as well as martinique, guadeloupe, and french guiana (along the south american coast near dutch guiana), into their own sugar colonies, which were filled with hundreds of thousands more african slaves. by 1753, british ships were taking average of 34,250 slaves from africa every year, and by 1768, that number had reached 53,100. –sugar changed the world, marc aronson and marina budhos how do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim? x(a) they use secondary sources to show how french and english monarchs were indifferent to enslaved people. x(b)they use secondary sources to show that enslaved people often fought for their freedom after arriving in the caribbean. the answer is: (c)they use facts from primary sources to show how countries increased the number of enslaved people to produce more sugar. x(d)they use primary source interviews to show that countries could make more money in trading sugar without using enslaved people.

Sure, i wish things had turned out differently for me in vietnam. but i know things could have turned out worse, too. so ljust try to be for what i do have and do my best to be independent. i can dress myself and even tie a tie. no more playing guitar, though. if i close my eyes, i can just about hear the music. just strumming my heartstrings is what i'm doing, i suppose. how could the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of somber regret? a. the narrator describes the difficulty in cooking for himself. b. the narrator decides to sell his guitar and take up a new instrument. c. the narrator points out that he doesn't have to wear a tie too often. d.the narrator mentions a friend who did not live through the war.