Think Critically 3) What are some ways in which this neighborhood was like a family? Think about: the role of women, how food was shared, & last thing the narrator did before she went to sleep. 4) The narrator says that a child—could wake up one day and call for a “Anyone—even ‘Block Party Day’.” What does this suggest about the neighborhood’s attitude toward children? 5) Do you think the narrator’s portrayal of her neighborhood is realistic? Why or why not? 7) takes a village to raise a child” is a traditional African saying. Do you think this is true? “It How does this saying relate to your own experience? (Hint: The use of in the African “village” saying may not literally mean that it takes an entire village of people to raise a child. What might be a metaphor for? In other words, what efforts does it take to raise a child and “village” can you draw any comparisons between these efforts and village”?) “a
Think Critically 3) What are some ways in which this neighborhood was like a family? Think about: the role of women, how food was shared, & last thing the narrator did before she went to sleep. 4) The narrator says that “Anyone—even a child—could wake up one day and call for a ‘Block Party Day’.” What does this suggest about the neighborhood’s attitude toward children? 5) Do you think the narrator’s portrayal of her neighborhood is realistic? Why or why not? 7) “It takes a village to raise a child” is a traditional African saying. Do you think this is true? How does this saying relate to your own experience? (Hint: The use of “village” in the African saying may not literally mean that it takes an entire village of people to raise a child. What might “village” be a metaphor for? In other words, what efforts does it take to raise a child and can you draw any comparisons between these efforts and “a village”?)
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