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'''The scene that I found most questionable was the end scene'''. Although I know Miriam decided to support the bus boycott I just find it unlikely that any women would go so far as to stand up to a mob especially when they had a daughter to worry about. I also found Miriam's change in atitude a little to sudden she never really talked heart to heart with Odessa before and after one conversation with her she suddenly becomes a fanatic to the cause even if she was sympathetic to the cause. - Jonathan Bell | '''The scene that I found most questionable was the end scene'''. Although I know Miriam decided to support the bus boycott I just find it unlikely that any women would go so far as to stand up to a mob especially when they had a daughter to worry about. I also found Miriam's change in atitude a little to sudden she never really talked heart to heart with Odessa before and after one conversation with her she suddenly becomes a fanatic to the cause even if she was sympathetic to the cause. - Jonathan Bell | ||
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| + | I thought it was questionable that Miriam would make a police officer apologize for making racial remarks. Just another example of Miriam stepping up to the male power structure of the time. James D. | ||
'''I found the character of Norman Thompson (the husband) intriguing, specifically his attitudes towards the Citizen's Council.''' At first, he seemed indifferent to the goals and values of the organization, but then he is influenced by his brother to regularly attend meetings as his views about blacks developed. Furthermore, when his wife found out he was going to these meetings and asked why, he responded at one point "it's either that or the KKK." In class, we discussed the uprising of the KKK again because of the bus boycotts. '''What I want to know is how whites viewed the KKK during this time. Did they undermine and de-value their purpose as Norman's comments implied?''' - David F. | '''I found the character of Norman Thompson (the husband) intriguing, specifically his attitudes towards the Citizen's Council.''' At first, he seemed indifferent to the goals and values of the organization, but then he is influenced by his brother to regularly attend meetings as his views about blacks developed. Furthermore, when his wife found out he was going to these meetings and asked why, he responded at one point "it's either that or the KKK." In class, we discussed the uprising of the KKK again because of the bus boycotts. '''What I want to know is how whites viewed the KKK during this time. Did they undermine and de-value their purpose as Norman's comments implied?''' - David F. | ||
