Sheer+Curtains+Going+Down

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 * Sheer Curtains Going Down**

(include historical, geographical, physical context) || Tamara: The setting for this story is varied. The time setting is back in the day, because blacks and whites weren’t equal and they didn’t get along. The season was late summer and most of the events occurred in their hideout or near the woods on a dirt road. The majority of the events occurred in private because they couldn’t be seen together. The setting of the overall story is in Florida . The historical context of this story is the culture,beleifs and values because when whites and blacks didn't get along it was in the historical time,and it's used in this story. The geographical context of this story is that they still have quite a few dirt roads and roads now a day are paved.
 * 2nd Block**
 * Themes || The theme of the story is that life is not equal for diffrent people who's color is darker. All Rayann wants to do is be friends with Cookie, but because Cokkie is black and Raynna is white the society will not let them be together.Bridgett Lonnie Evelin ||
 * Plot || **__Exposition__**: The intro. to this story is a bit confusing at first. The story starts with a young white girl riding down the rode where she meets a black girl about her age.
 * __Rising action:__** The girls start to talk and the white girl (Rayaan Wood) offers the black girl (Cookie Johnson) a ride on her horse. Cookie is suspicious about the offer at first but then they start to get along. ||
 * Point of View || Savannah: from Rayann's point of view, which is first person. ||
 * Setting

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 * Style || add your thoughts here ||
 * Tone ||.
 * Language || The lanugage is informal. It is between two children most of the book, and when adults are taking it is still informal.Incorrect grammar. Bridgett Lonnie Evelin ||
 * Symbolism || **Stella the horse**: The horse is what first brought the girls together. And ironicly is what got them in trouble.

(in addition to character traits, label as dynamic, static, flat, or round) || **Cookie**: Cookie is the same Cookie from //Saturday Street.// Cookie is a very Sassy girl. She is about 11 years old. Her best friend is Rayann, but her aunt disapproves of her friendship. Round charatcer
 * Sheer curtains:** The "curtains" in the story are how rayann has to look at white and black people. The curtain appears when she is scared, uncomftrable, or when adults are around. It goes away when she is playing w/ Cookie. ||
 * Characters


 * Rayann:** Rayann is the nameless white girl from the story //Saturday Street//. Rayann is afraid to stand up to her parents. Rayann's best friend is Cookie, and her dad also disapproves of her friendship w/ Cookie. Round character


 * Jesse:** Jesses is Cookie's Aunt. She disapproves of Cookie being friend w/ Rayann. She thinks that probably Cookie will end up hurt. Flat character


 * Rayann's Dad**: Her dad is a drunk who whips his daughter Rayann. He disapproves of Rayann friendship w/ Cookie. He thinks that she will end up w/ some contagious disease. Flat character ||

Equality
 * 3rd Block**
 * Themes || Tiana:

In this story Rayann and Cookie feel as though life wasn't fair. They believe that they are equal even though they are from two different races. In the beginning Cookie is a bit skeptical about hanging out with Rayann because she is white, and Rayann does her best to be her friend because she doesn't see it as a racial thing and they become friends. They become friends and are torn apart by the boundaries of society and in the end they learn that is what they have to live by. || Rayann and Cookie meet on the road and begin talking, introducing themselves for the first time. They start a long conversation about teachers, school, and riding Stella. This part is where they learn more about each other while we learn more about the both of them. As Rayann wonders about the house trying to get out, you wonder what might happen. If she gets caugh trying to leave, she won't be able to meet up with Cookie. When the sitter noticed she was in her parents room, she became curious. Rayann had to come up with an excuse so she could climb out of her parents bedroom window. Once they have both gotten out of their homes, they begin to feel afraid they will get caught. There are noises around them and they think it might be the F.C.I coming for them. Sheding tears is all they can do because they are terrified they will never see their families again. They are stuck in a knot of sadness and fear, but are slowly rocked to sleep from relaxation of stories. After they fall asleep, they are soon woken up by Jesse and Rayann's father. Both gardians look furious and can't believe they are looking at two girls holding on to each other in the middle of the night. Her father looks embarassed and tried to explian to Rayann that she shouldn't be friends with a black girl. It seems that all Cookie and Rayann want is to be friends, like normal people, but adults from that time period where too masked and tied up by race, culture, and physical appearance. At the end, Cookie and Rayann realize that they really aren't supposed to be friends. With the segraation and slavery going on, it just wasn't right for a white girl and a black girl to be friends. Sneaking around did not do them much good and noticing that leaves them two paths: 1. Continue sneaking around so they can see each other or; 2. Let it be how its supposed to be, or what is right based on what the adults say, and just wait to spend time together when they have permission. || THe point of view here is //FIRST PERSON.// THe little white girl is basically telling the story to us and to other people. SHe is mainly talking to Cookie Johnson in The Story. || (include historical, geographical, physical context) || Shanice Historical Context: The Environment that was surrounding the story was a hostile environment where the whites didn't want to be with the blacks.The time period could have existed between the late 1940's and early 50's.The two girls hide in a secret hideout they invented the hideout symbolized a way for them to get away from all people so they won't judge them. Geographical context: The location of the story probably took place in Alabama back in the segregation days around the late 1940's. Physical Context: The weather was hot and sunny and took place both indoors and outdoors(but mostly outdoors).It involved two girls who are friends in the deep south living a segregated friendship. || (in addition to character traits, label as dynamic, static, flat, or round) || **Cookie:** a young black girl who one day befriends Rayann. The two become great friends and have great times with one another. She is a round character.
 * Plot || Ariella:
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 * Rising Action:**
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 * Point of View || **Diana:**
 * Setting
 * Style || add your thoughts here ||
 * Tone || add your thoughts here ||
 * Language || The language in __Sheer Curtains Going Down__ is very informal, because it uses slang and many elements of incorrect gramatical southern diaglogue. ||
 * Symbolism || **Sheer curtain/ film:** the sheer curtain or the film is used in the story when Cookie starts to remember how she is supposed to feel towards whites. It symbolizes how much of differences the whites and blacks had with one another. ||
 * Characters


 * Rayann:** a young white girl of about 11 years of age who befreinds Cookie. Her parents, like Cookie's Aunt, disapprove of their friendship feel that with that friendship they are "overstepping the boundaries". She is a round character. ||