After discussing the structure for the essay assignment due a week from Friday, we continued an examination of the novel. I emphasized the need to support discussion comments with textual evidence and reviewed that process. With that focus, we then reviewed the author's portrayal of racism even within the African-American community based on the darkness of one's skin color. Bobby then found good textual support for his conclusion that the narrator's family initially was not fond of Vivian, the narrator's girlfriend. I further noted the imagery of the ghost of slavery created by the description of the local cemetery where slaves were buried. Bobby identified language contributing to the tone of the passage. Last, we reviewed Bobby's homework answers to study guide questions and elaborated answers where needed and addressed any punctuation or writing concerns. For homework, read the next two chapters.