Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The Green Mile Discussion 2
In the next section of The Green Mile, several things happened. There was the execution of Arlen Bitterbuck, also known as "The Chief". Surprisingly, his family was allowed to visit him the night before. They were also allowed his daughter to fix his braids before he was executed, so he could die with dignity. Throughout this section of the story, they were interested in the mouse that came to live on The Green Mile. Mr.Jingles, as they called him, was found living in a hole in the storage room. His little home was filled with small pieces of spool that were colored with crayons. When Mr.Jingles had first arrived, he seemed to be looking for someone. Once he found Delacroix, a special bond was formed between the two. He was very particular about who he would take food from. Mr.Jingles only took his food from the regualrs on the block, but not the floaters. One of the social issues we noticed in this section was Percy's behavior. He was being hateful towards the prisoners, and he was antagonizing Delacroix, Mr.Jingles, and Wharton. Brutus and Paul were getting tired of the life at the Green Mile and Percy's attitude, and they began to discuss leaving. This section basically began the trouble with Percy's attitude towards the rest of the inmates and staff.
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Twila Johnson, Jennifer Bell, Enrique Romero
I feel at this point the book is rewinding for the reader. I feel as though I was introduced to these inmates at the beginning of the book, and now I'm really getting to know them. I find it interesting that they seem to be calm at this phase of their lives. Mr. Jingles and Delacroix seem to be in this section of the book a lot. I think the relationship between the two shows a different side of Delacroix. I execution of the "The Chief" is sad but long over due for the family he hurt. He's daughter was strong to be able to come and watch his execution. I think you got about the same information I got from this section of the novel. Good job!
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