WDC NOVEL PROJECT! WDC:MELBA PATRILLO BEALS

SETTING

• The setting of Warriors Don't Cry is written in the early 1950s
• The place of the setting was Little Rock Arkansas.

MAIN CHARACTER

• Melba is the main character.
• She is one of the nine black students integrating central high

SUPPORTING CHARACTER

• Minnijean is another one of the nine.
• She faces the same problems integrating as Melba.

SUPPORTING CHARACTER

• Her grandmother was always there to keep her safe.
• She would stay up all night by the window with a gun.
• She kept Melba safe by making sure she was making the right decisions

SUPPORTING CHARACTER

• Melba's mother Louis was a major supporter.
• She kept Melba safe on the first day of integration.
• She also made sure Melba was making the right decision.

BRIEF SUMMARY

• Warriors don't cry was a segregation book.
• Nine students integrated an all white school.
• The book describes the struggles the nine students faced.

CONFLICT

• The major conflict in warriors don't cry was the attempt to integrate.
• Melba and eight other students volunteered to go to central high.

CONFLICT 2

• The nine students were treated poorly after integration.
• After the 9 students integrated they were beaten and treated like an outcast.
• When students threw acid and food and much more at the kids.
• The nine kids were also chased by mobs and almost killed many times.

THEME

• The theme of Warriors Don't Cry is overcoming racism and social injustice.
• In 1957 nine students decided to step up and make a change.
• Nine students volunteered to go to an all white school to integrate it.

OPINIONS

• Abbey and I agree it was a good book because it was interesting.
• We learned about integration and how hard it was.
• We also learned how it's ok to take a stand and if you work it will happen.

QUOTES FOR SETTING.

• "How could I ever forget the day the Supreme Court ruled in brown vs. board of edu...."
• This day symbolizes the beginning of integration.

SECOND QUOTE FOR SETTING

• "You don't belong here picaninny"
• This quote sets the mood. The mood is hostile and mean.

TEXT TO SELF.

• This book reminds us of how blacks used to be treated. Text to self.
• This book reminds us how to be brave. Text to self.

QUOTES FOR THE CHARACTER.

• "How about Elizabeth and the others?have you heard anything?-40
• The quote shows Melba is strong and cares about others and protects herself.

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• "For the rest of the day, I devoted myself to doing more than my share of chores"
• Pg-48
• She was determined to go to the wrestling match.
• This quote shows how persistent Melba is.

PLOT QUOTES

• "No mama I won't go without you"pg-38
• This quote shows the struggles with integration on the first day.

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• "Did he know where my room was? Would he come over now? Did he have a bomb?"pg-46
• The more they tried to integrate Central High School the worse the abuse got.

QUOTES FOR THEME

• "Because I want to help you."pg-184
• Link is trying to help warn her of what the students will do even though he's white

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• "...when daddy got married grandmother sent her to him as a kind of gift. She's been with me all my life."
• Pg-198
• When he was little she took care of him. Even when he could get punished, he takes care of her now.

WARRIORS DONT CRY PRESENTATION