Spite Fences
Published on Mar 13, 2017
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Spite Fences is a book about a young girl living in Kinship, Georgia, named Maggie. Throughout the book, Maggie befriends African Americans and joins them in their fight for equal rights.
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Maggie uses her camera, given to her by Zeke, as a way of portraying truth and honesty, even though her family is racist and violence surrounds her.
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Maggie's mother favored her younger sister, Gardenia. If her mother became angry, Maggie would be whipped with whatever her mother could find, belts, rose stems, etc. Maggie eventually moves out of the house.
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Often during the story, Maggie 'uses' the camera, and thinks of her memories as pictures-- permanent, but sometimes blurry.
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Maggie describes Kinship as a baseball field, where people ranking differently in the social class live in different areas, separated by fences.
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The definition of a spite fence is: a fence that is built at an extreme height, often to annoy one's neighbor; a way of letting the people living around you know that you hate them enough to want to make the neighborhood look ugly.
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Even though the story takes place in the past, the idea of a young girl trying to make a difference in a divided world is still relevant today.
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The theme of the story is that it doesn't matter who you are: we should all be treated fairly.
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Many people say that they fight for justice.
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Even more say that they wish for equality.
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Is equality a good idea?
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Can it even be attained?
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Equality is defined as: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
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Justice is defined as: just behavior or treatment.
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