Spite Fences by Trudy Krisher questions?

What importance does the camera, her bedroom, and the pecan tree have to the novel? What might they represent?


On page 5 Mama said "Curls is a sign of favor from The Lord". What did that mean to Maggie?


On page 8 Maggie says" I secretly suspected they got to second base the way most players did: by stealing it". What is the implication?


On page 13 Mama says the family that started a taxi service are "uppity coloreds". What does uppity coloreds mean?


On page 14 Maggie says crystal rings with a sound that is pure and high showing it is real. She then compares this with Zeke. What does the comparison say about Zeke?


On page 15 Maggie says "First National was the only place that didn't care about color" Why does First National not care?


"If you lived in Kinship you had your place" What does this say about Kinship?


"Only the color of your skin kept you on the right side of the tracks" What does this say about people like Maggie who lived on the west end of town?

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Reply:Spite Fences is a good book for people who are interested in the history of blacks and whites. It gives a good idea about how they felt about each other. This story takes place in Kinship, Georgia and tells the story of a young white girl named Maggie Pugh. This story tells about the problems that she faces in her town and with her family, especially with her abusive mother. Maggie is not the favorite in her family, unlike her like her younger sister, Gardenia who is spoiled by her mother. Maggie is known for her hard work and her willingness to help out. This comes in handy when her father looses his job and her family is in desperate need of money. Zeke, a black man, one of Maggie's closest friends, who is always watching out for her, finds her a job as a housecleaner for a professor. Maggie does not know much about this man since she only cleans when he is working. This does not bother her though because she is just determined to earn money. When Maggie finally meets her employer and finds out that he is black, she is shocked. She knows that her mother would never approve of her working for a black man. Despite what her mother thinks, Maggie becomes friends with this man and it causes a lot of life-changing problems for her. I liked this book because it shows Maggie's loyalty to her friends, no matter what color they are. She stands up for what she believes is right, and not what others think is right. She also doesn't care about what other people think of her. The mean things that people said about her because she is friends with blacks doesn't bother her because she knows in her heart that she is doing the right thing. I got a better understanding about how the blacks got treated by white people, and how they both felt about each other. This story told the thoughts and feelings of both sides, and I really liked that it wasn't just one side of the story. I would strongly recomend this book to anyone looking for a good book that is hard to put down.


I hope this helps.