Maya Chapter 9
Missing Chapter Rationale
I considered chapter 15 as one of the major turning points of the novel, it was also “a turning point” in Maya’s life. And the additional scene to the chapter is when Mrs. Flower had a lesson about living to Maya. As the adding scene extended further the process of “lesson in living”. Since the Maya underwent sexual harassment by her mother’s boyfriend, it will be helpful if there would more detail in the “healing process” of Maya.
The chapter emphasized and elaborated one of the major themes in the novel, when a person is in the toughest part of their life, if there were someone who mentally supports and helps them, they would regain the hope and confidence to fight against the difficulty. …show more content…
she uses the colloquial language and makes a connection to our daily life. In order to express the theme, the story should tell in the first person (point of view), Maya could show what she thinks and how she feels to the audience. Furthermore, she also made a good use of the allusion in order to express her feeling indirectly. Lastly, Mrs. Flower served as a role model for Maya and mentor her for a long time. Therefore, what Mrs. Flower’s word should be sound educational and …show more content…
Is it part of our lesson?
“come with me, Marguerite”
I walked with her along the path. Beside the stream, the sun shone gently in the surface, it was sparkling, glittering.
“Calm yourself, listen to the sound of babbling brook, listens to the sound of nature”
She took my hand and walk into a small wood.
“listen to the sweet singing of the bird, listen to the singing in nature.” The sound was like Momma’s yellow cake in Christmas, sweet and delicious. I was like a wind, completely immersed in nature. They can’t see me, I can’t see myself either. Forget about the pain, forget about guilt. My heart was lighter, the stone of my heart finally fell off.
“What was your thought?”
I cannot resist anymore. I had to speak now, no matter what. “Why? I was wondering why we are doing this? Ma’am”
She did not look at me, said “we were all created by nature, when we get hurts, just go back to nature, back to your “old self”. Old self? Since what Mr. Freeman did to me, sure enough, I was totally got lost.
“listen to me Marguerite, I knew that at such a young age, you experienced something that might change your life, your soul got contaminated, you got lost and you don’t trust others
I considered chapter 15 as one of the major turning points of the novel, it was also “a turning point” in Maya’s life. And the additional scene to the chapter is when Mrs. Flower had a lesson about living to Maya. As the adding scene extended further the process of “lesson in living”. Since the Maya underwent sexual harassment by her mother’s boyfriend, it will be helpful if there would more detail in the “healing process” of Maya.
The chapter emphasized and elaborated one of the major themes in the novel, when a person is in the toughest part of their life, if there were someone who mentally supports and helps them, they would regain the hope and confidence to fight against the difficulty. …show more content…
she uses the colloquial language and makes a connection to our daily life. In order to express the theme, the story should tell in the first person (point of view), Maya could show what she thinks and how she feels to the audience. Furthermore, she also made a good use of the allusion in order to express her feeling indirectly. Lastly, Mrs. Flower served as a role model for Maya and mentor her for a long time. Therefore, what Mrs. Flower’s word should be sound educational and …show more content…
Is it part of our lesson?
“come with me, Marguerite”
I walked with her along the path. Beside the stream, the sun shone gently in the surface, it was sparkling, glittering.
“Calm yourself, listen to the sound of babbling brook, listens to the sound of nature”
She took my hand and walk into a small wood.
“listen to the sweet singing of the bird, listen to the singing in nature.” The sound was like Momma’s yellow cake in Christmas, sweet and delicious. I was like a wind, completely immersed in nature. They can’t see me, I can’t see myself either. Forget about the pain, forget about guilt. My heart was lighter, the stone of my heart finally fell off.
“What was your thought?”
I cannot resist anymore. I had to speak now, no matter what. “Why? I was wondering why we are doing this? Ma’am”
She did not look at me, said “we were all created by nature, when we get hurts, just go back to nature, back to your “old self”. Old self? Since what Mr. Freeman did to me, sure enough, I was totally got lost.
“listen to me Marguerite, I knew that at such a young age, you experienced something that might change your life, your soul got contaminated, you got lost and you don’t trust others