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Lesson 1 (from Introduction, "John Redding Goes to Sea," "The Conversion of Sam," and "A Bit of Harlem")
Objective
Students will examine the symbolism of the journeys and paths motif within Hurston’s collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick, and by doing so they will see how a writer can use a repeated symbol to represent elements of characterization and theme within a literary work.
Throughout Hurston’s collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick, the motif of paths and journeys surfaces in meaningful ways and at poignant moments within the narrative. One example of the motif’s use occurs in the collection’s first story, “John Redding Goes to Sea,” when John’s dreams of traveling the world are continually blocked by his mother Matty’s fear for John’s safety. Clearly, journeys and paths constitute a motif that is used purposefully within Hurston’s collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick in order to shape the...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.4, 9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.4, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2(c), 11-12.2(c)
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