Segregation and Discrimination: Examining perspective in 'Sweetness'
Segregation and Discrimination: Examining perspective in 'Sweetness'
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore the themes of segregation and discrimination in Toni Morrison's short story, 'Sweetness'. We'll also think about Morrison's use of perspective - especially how and why it is used.
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- Contains depictions of discriminatory behaviour.
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Adult supervision suggested.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What does the term 'segregation' mean?
A set of laws according to which a country is governed.
Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who are dark skinned, typically, but not exclusively, among people of the same ethnic or racial group.
Unjust or harmful treatment of other people based on a perceived difference.
Q2.
What does the term 'discrimination' mean?
A set of laws according to which a country is governed.
Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who are dark skinned, typically, but not exclusively, among people of the same ethnic or racial group.
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
Q3.
What does the term 'colourism' mean?
A set of laws according to which a country is governed.
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
Unjust or harmful treatment of other people based on a perceived difference.
Q4.
What does the term 'constitution' mean?
Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who are dark skinned, typically, but not exclusively, among people of the same ethnic or racial group.
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
Unjust or harmful treatment of other people based on a perceived difference.
Q5.
Which pronouns indicate a writer is writing in the 'first person'?
He, she, it, they
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