Our reflections of Ana's monologue chp.2 :
- We think Ana thinks negatively of others, is constantly suspicious of others; she is the typical "nosy neighbor" spying on, wondering about other people's business, watching; enjoys gossip and gossiping about others; slightly creepy nature; territorial of her space/neighborhood; maybe Ana should involve herself in the community directly instead of watching from afar.
- We think that she judges others harshly; we don't approve of her discrimination; she needs to readjust her attitude towards others - it's rude and disrespectful because we should embrace diversity; stop being the nosy and creepy neighbor.
- I think Ana should "move on" with her life and not get caught up in the drama of the neighborhood because it seems she has nothing else to do but spy; she could have been hoping that the community would return to its original days with other Romanians; she made a good choice to stay on and see how the community evolves over time; her choice to stay may turn out to have a positive effect/influence on her; she can't "let go" and wants to maintain a close connection; it's surprising because she seems to be critical of everything and everyone, so why not leave and move on? but Ana LOVES the drama of the community
- she may learn that people are good, that you shouldn't prejudge others on their ethnic background; she may learn to trust in others; she may not change her attitude/perspective of others; others may change the way Ana thinks of the world; she may "repent"
Wendell's monologue chp.3
"there's plenty about my life I can't change. Can't bring the dead back to life on this earth. Can't make the world loving and kind. Can't change myself into a millionaire. But a patch of ground in this trashy lot - I can change that. Can change it big. Better to put my time into that than moaning about the other all day. That little grammar-school girl showed me that."
What does this quote say about Wendell as an individual? What does it show you about the type of person he is?
Textbook pg.10-13 #4,7,8,10,11,14,15
