Wide sargasso Sea 2.

5. Comments

1. A little white girl was teasing Antoinette because she was colored and the wouldn't leave her alone...how rude.


2. Antoinette makes a new friend, Tia, and they become real good friends.


3. Antoinette's mother is happy that she finally made some new friends, and she decided to stay away from her private life so she doesn't ask any questions.


4. The two new friends got into a fight, and Tia runs away from Antoinette..


5. Her mother and her start getting frustruated because they feel not good enough because of their clothes being gross and dirty.

4. Questions

1. So what did the new neighbors want from them?


2. What did Antoinette feel like when she finally made a new friend?


3. Is her new friend going to ever talk to her again?


4. I don't think the only reason why Tia ran away from her was because she cheated in a game, but also because of her physical apperance..do u?

3. Vocabulary

1. marooned: to abandon or leave without aid or resources


2. patois: jargon


3. calabash: a tropical American tree

2. Litarary Terms

1. allusion: "I never looked at any strange negro."
2. monologue: "He drank himself to death. Many's the time when - well! And all those women! She never did anything to stop him - she encouraged him. Presends and smiles for the bastards every Christmas. ...."

1. Overview Sentence

1. This chapter is just about Antoinette and her new friend...and how people came to their house, and they felt left out because they were colored and they thought they were worse than everyone else because of their clothes being all gross and shaggy.