Roots Study Guide consists of approx. 124 pages of summaries and analysis on Roots by Alex Haley. Browse the literature study guide below:
In 1750 a boy is born in the village of Juffure in the Gambia, West Africa, to Omoro and Binta Kinte of the Mandinka tribe. The old, wrinkled midwives, Nyo Boto and the baby's grandmother, Yaisa, rejoice to see that the baby is a boy, as their Muslim belief is that Allah bestows special blessings on both the parents of a first-born son and their families. The boy's father, Omoro, happily announces the birth of his son to the other men of the village as they return home from their morning prayers, and before the men all go off to their daily work, farming the fields surrounding the village. (
read more)
Chapters 1-10 Chapters 11-20 Chapters 21-30 Chapters 31-40 Chapters 41-50 Chapters 51-60 Chapters 61-70 Chapters 71-80 Chapters 81-90 Chapters 91-100 Chapters 101-110 Chapters 111-120 Critical Essay #1 Critical Essay #2 Critical Essay #3
Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our Roots Access Pass.