LAL

literature and books saved both Maya and Mrs.Flowers

and became a blessing to Maya

Why is mayas grandmother called sister Henderson

b/c of their religious aspect of their community

how does Maya make her grandma proud

by being smart and speaking well with others

Mrs.flowers

family friend to Maya who became very important to her

who is Maya raised by

her uncle and grandmother and considers her grandmother her own mother

What happens to Maya

she goes to visit her mother in the city and is raped by a family friend

why does Maya do for 5 years

she takes responsibility for the rapes death and goes mute for five years

what does Mrs.Flowers make Maya

tea cookies and cold lemonade

what happened to the rapist

they found the man who raped her and murdered him to death by kicking

"Actions speak louder than words"

words and actions must go together to be meaningful

what was the first book Mrs.Flowers gave Maya

A tale of two cities

setting

Arkansas store

how does Maya describe her self after the rape

" like an old biscuit dirty and inedible"

how does Maya describe Mrs.Flowers

"the lady who threw my first life line"

fiscal

(adj) having to do with finances

intolerant

(adj) not able or willing to accept

benign

(adj)kindly

infuse

(v)put into

Mrs Flowers lessons in livings -

1. always be intolerance of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy 2.some people that didn't go to school were more educated than college people 3 listen carefully to what country people called they r mother wit (instivagate things u know about life) 4 in homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations