![]() ![]() What does Coates seem to be saying about how different groups of people view each other? Similarities in interpretation? Differences?ĭiscuss Harriet's role in the story. What might Coates be trying to say about the relationship between white people and racial justice with these characters? Sophia tells Hiram, "But what you must get, is that for me to be yours, I must never be yours." What is Coates saying about the particular struggles of black women in this novel? How does Hiram's relationship with Sophia change over time?Ĭharacters like Corrine risk their lives to work for the Underground, while also allowing Hiram and some of its other members to come to harm for the greater good of the organization. ![]() ![]() ![]() What roles do the concepts of motherhood and fatherhood play in the novel? How does Hiram define family? What do you make of Howell Walker's apology? To what extent does Coates humanize Howell? Why do you think he does this? What about the morality of "war," as the underground seem to term it? Of "freedom?" Hiram says that the Tasked are "Blessed, for we do not bear the weight of pretending pure." How does Coates define morality in the novel? In what ways does Hiram’s notion of morality differ from that of the Quality, or even Corinne? Why do you think Coates uses terms like “Tasked” and “Quality” instead of “slaves” and “masters,” among other terms? What do you think the novel gains from this altered language? ![]()
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