Module/Unit Five Journal Assignment

Respective to Walter Mosley’s Devil in a Blue Dress so as to receive full credit for this assignment,

After reading Walter Mosley’s Devil in a Blue Dress

Write/type out an entry in our journal after each two chapters. Include the following four detailed reflections in addition to the four points listed below, Im also looking for a rich discussion with each chapter or if the novel is lengthy, more than one chapter might be discussed together. Does Easy take life in stride, generally speaking, or does he push back at circumstances he decides are important to him? How do we face live when we are faced with adversity. When do we push or when do we settle? When do we think about trying something new than our past options. Interesting novels make us think about the substance of our lives. Can we feel that? Can we show our depth of thought?

Write/type out an entry in your journal after each two chapters. Include the following four detailed reflections in addition to the four points listed below, Im also looking for a rich discussion with separate chapters or chapters that work well together. More than one chapter might be discussed together. What do we do when we think we deserve more but come up short? How do we reconcile hardship in our lives? How might we show our depth of thought?

a. Describe the action from the point of view of the narrator, Easy Rawlins, and how the action moves forward. Distinguish not only what Easy learns but share or summarize its importance from Easy’s perspective.

b. What characters help Easy in his task? Mention how they help him.

c. What characters hinder or obstruct Easy with his job? Specify how they do not help him.

d. Explain what we appreciate most about the chapter (s) and what we think about Easy’s growth and/or obstacles that he tackles.