English 1101_3C
February 4, 2016
Professor Young
Reading Log Question#1
- The meaning of the good lord bird is a bird that brings knowledge and understanding to whoever possess it's feather. In the text it said "They say a feather from a Good Lord Bird'll bring you understanding that'll last your whole life (McBride 33). In a way it connects to the title of the book because the good lord bird could be symbolic of John Brown. Brown task is to go around and spread the lord's message and give other's knowledge. In comparison the the good lord bird spread knowledge to whoever has it's feather.
- Henry's nickname is Little Onion. He earned that nickname when ate an old onion that was in John Brown's pocket.
- Henry's rationale for continuing to live a lie is that when he have a chance to escape and run away he will take that chance but if he doesn't he's afraid that John Brown might kill him because he feels like he is "his prisoner"(McBride 24). This was justifiable giving the stories that was told of John Brown. Also Henry understood that white people lie to each other and he doesn't know if or when John Brown is lying to him.
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