Aim: What does Addie’s chapter reveal?

Do Now: How does Addie’s chapter compare to what you expected?

Addie & Words « I knew that that word was like the others; just a

shape to fill a lack; that when the right time came, you wouldn’t need a word for that anymore than for pride or fear. »  For Addie, why do words seem to lack meaning?

Addie as Mother “And when I knew that I had Cash, I knew that living was terrible and that this

was the answer to it. That’s when I learned that words are no good; that words dont ever fit even what they are trying to say at. When he was born I knew that motherhood was invented by someone who had to have a word for it because the ones that had the children didn’t care whether there was a word for it or not. »

« My children were of me alone, of the wild blood boiling along the earth, of me and of all that lived; of none and of all. Then I found tha I had Jewel. When I waked to remember to discover it, he was two months gone. » Who is the he?

« I gave Anse Dewey Dell to negative Jewel. Then I gave him Vardaman to replace the child I had robbed him of. And now he has three children that are his and not mine. And then I could get ready to die. » Addie says Anse has three children – who are they? Who are Addie’s children? Why? How is Addie’s identity seen in her children?

Addie as Teacher “… instead of going home I would go down

the hill to the spring where I could be quiet and hate them.” Who are ‘them’? Why would Addie become a teacher if

she hates her students so much? What do you think is the source of

Addie’s angst?

Addie’s Jewel “He is my cross and he will be my salvation. He will save me

from the water and from the fire. Even though I have laid down my life, he will save me.”

Water - Biblical Flood. Sent as a form of divine retribution. Flood waters are described as a measure for the cleansing of humanity. It is seen as the reversal of creation – appropo considering Addie is being destroyed.

Fire – Sodom and Gomorrah. “Divine judgment by God was then passed upon Sodom and Gomorrah and two neighboring cities, which were completely consumed by fire and brimstone.” They were punished for their sins.

Both references refer to punishment for sins committed? What sins has Addie committed? In this reference, who does Jewel become?