Chicagoborn armstrong todd is fifteen, black, and not used to the segregated ways of the deep south when his mother sends him to spend the summer with relatives in her native rural mississippi. Your blues aint like mine by bebe moore campbell librarything. Admires campbells skill in showing the complicated social structure of a. About your blues aint like mine intriguinga thoughtful, intelligent workthe novel traces the yeasr from he 50s to the ate 80s, from eisenhower to george bush. The book has been hailed for its bittersweet remembrances of a dual childhood and life in the south at the merge of the social revolution of the 1960s. Reba peoples on the roots of toxic stress in the african american community. Your blues aint like mine essay 1450 words 6 pages in bebe moore campbells, youre blues aint like mine, i was able to view the novel from the three main sociological perspectives. Set in 2002, your blues aint sweet like mine revolves around four characters discussing race and human relationships. Her other works include the novel your blues aint like mine, which. Written in poetic prose, filled with masterfully drawn and sympathetic characters that a less able hand might have rendered in stereotypes, this first novel blends the irony of flannery oconnors fic. Lily cox appears to be a onedimensional character on the surface.
If connected character sketches is your thing, youll enjoy this book. Floyd is more interested in proving his manhood to his father and brother than protecting his wifes reputation. For speaking a few innocuous words in french to a white woman, armstrong pays the ultimate price when her. Being black and not really understanding and taking the the responsibilites of being black and what that entitlement meant led armstrong todd to his death. Lily and floyd cox are young marrieds and poor whites in hopewell. In your blues ain t like mine, she shows the horror of how one misunderstanding can affect the lives of the people of a small town. In your blues aint like mine, campbell, a journalist by trade, paints a picture of a judicious press. Your blues aint like mine comes out of a place that was very significant. Your blues aint like mine is an excellently written, fictionalized account of the lives of several people set in the fifties as a rural mississippi community reacts to impending school racial desegregation and the killing of a fifteen year old black boy who had the misfortune of speaking french in the direction of a white woman. Your blues aint like mine essay 1450 words bartleby. Although your blues aint like mine is a thirdperson narrative, campbell does not write as an omniscient narrator. Her other nonfiction includes successful women, angry men.
Your blues aint like mine audiobook abridged listen. Prejudice is one of the issues that leads to the murder of armstong, a black teenager who was accused of saying something inappropriate to a white woman. Directly examining the characters illuminates the racial divide between black and white women existing in our real lives and systems. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Your blues aint like mine by bebe moore campbell reading. Review of your blues aint like mine, by bebe moore campbell. It has been set up to where men just know they are dominate, and women learn the misconception. Buy the mass market paperback book your blues ain t like mine. Jan 30, 20 looking at racism in the novel your blues ain t like mine, you notice that armstrong, jake, and the rest of the black men and women had it hard in the time that they were in. Your blues aint sweet like mine confronts race and. Instead, she works from within the mind of one character after another. Your blues ain t like mine by bebe moore campbell about the book chicagoborn armstrong todd is fifteen, black, and not used to the segregated ways of the deep south when his mother sends him to spend the summer with relatives in her native rural mississippi. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 448 pages and is available in paperback format.
Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. By examining the characters and situations from these three important perspectives, i was able to have a better understanding of the novel and the life of the people in which the novel was based. Her other works include the novel your blues aint like mine, which was a new york times notable book of the year and the winner of the naacp image award for literature. Your blues ain t like mine by bebe moore campbell chicagoborn armstrong todd is fifteen, black, and not used to the segregated ways of the deep south when his mother sends him to spend the summer with relatives in her native rural mississippi. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are. Campbell was the author of three new york times bestsellers. A character analysis of clayton pinochet summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching your blues aint like mine. Cox family floyd cox claims he killed armstrong todd to protect his wifes honor. It is also a haunting reality flowing through anywhere, u. Your blues aint like mine is rich, lush fiction set in rural mississippi beginning in the mid50s. Your blues aint like mine your blues aint like mine.
Goodreads members who liked your blues aint like mine also lik. Sep 08, 1992 whenever i hear someone rave about the help, i suggest they read your blues ain t like mine. Race, ethnicity, and social inequality in america find, read and cite all the research you need on. In her book, your blues ain t like mine, bebe moore campbell serves up thirty years of our national history as it was lived and endured by the residents of hopewell, mississippi. For speaking a few innocuous words in french to a white. Bebe moore campbell february 18, 1950 november 27, 2006, was an american author, journalist and teacher. May 01, 2015 your blues aint sweet like mine from left, roslyn ruff, andrew hovelson, merritt janson and brandon j. Floyd cox and clayton pinochet appear to be two different men from two different walks of life. This essay is an experiment, seeking to facilitate honest and less defensive discussion about race and gender. She writes with simple eloquence about smalltown life in the south, right after the start of the great social upheaval of he civil rights movement. Your blues ain t like mine won the naacp image award for best literary work of fiction about the author bebe moore campbell was the author of several new york times bestsellers. Penn state centre stage fall 2017 season your blues aint.
I think it taught me that my capacity to be generous to characters. Theres love, rage and hatred, winning and losing, honor, abuse. Your blues aint like mine by bebe moore campbell book club. Your blues aint like mine by bebe moore campbell book. In trying to bring to the page so many voices, some of the characters are not as. You have the armstrong todd based on till camp, including his mother delotha. In her book, your blues aint like mine, bebe moore campbell serves up thirty years of our national history as it was lived and endured by the residents of hopewell, mississippi.
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