Emma'sDiscussionQuestions

=      Emma's Discussion Questions           = =** Questions and answers from group discussions. **= =  = = = =**  Ch. 1-4     **= =**   Question 1: How do you think deaths of her parents affect Isabel? **= =**  Answer 1: Isabel has to become more responsible, independent, and mature. She has to take care of herself and Ruth, her sister. **= =**      Question 2: What causes people to be cruel (like Mr. Roberts) rather than kind (like Jenny)? **= =**      Answer 2: There are many factors; one of these could be how they were raised and what their parents were like. There is no one answer; it is very complex. **= =** Ch. 5-9 **= =**   Question 1: What do you think Isabel thinks of Curzon, and vice versa? **= =**      Answer 1: Curzon and Isabel like each other but they don't realize it yet. **= =**  Question 2: How does Becky feel towards Madam? **= =**      Answer 2: She does not like Madam but obeys her and works for her because she needs the money. She does not approve of the way Madam treats her slaves. **= =** Ch. 10-14     **= =**   Question 1: Why is Madam so cruel to her slaves? Do you think it has something to do with the way Lockton treats her? **= =  = =**   Question 2: How did the men know that Lockton was guilty? **= =**  Answer 2: They // don't // know; they are suspicious of him but have no actual proof. **= =** Ch. 15-19     **= =**   Question 1: Why does Curzon's hat say "James" in it? **= =**  Answer 1: James might be his real name and Curzon his slave name; in other words, his name could could have been changed from James to Curzon when he became a slave. **= =**  Question 2: How do you think Madam feels after she sells Ruth? **= =**  Answer 2: She is upset and suprised by Isabel's reaction. She expected the news to "break" Isabel by making her sad and depressed; instead, Isabel's sadness turns into anger and hatred. Madam realizes she doesn't know Isabel as well as she thought. **= =** Ch. 20-24 **= =**   Question 1: What does Grandfather really mean by "finding the River Jordan?" **= =**  Answer 1: He is talking about finding your own freedom; if you find your own River Jordan, your own freedom, you will be free. **= = Ch. 25-29 = =**   Question 1:What is Isabel's plan? **= =**  Answer 1: To sneak to the prison and help Curzon. ** = =** Ch. 30-34 **= =**   Question 1:   **= =**  Answer 1:   **= =**    Question 2:     **= =**    Answer 2:     **= =** Ch. 35-36 **= =**   Question 1:   **= =**  Answer 1:   **= =**  Question 2:   **= =**  Answer 2:   **= =** Ch. 37-41 **= =**   Question 1:   **= =**  Answer 1:   **= =**  Question 2:   **= =**  Answer 2:   **= =** Ch. 42-44 **= =**   Question 1: On page 261, how are Isabels's and Lady Seymour's ways of thinking alike and different? **= =**  Answer 1: They both are good people, but Lady Seymour believes that slavery is okay and Isabel desperately wants to be free. She does not want anyone, even someone as kind as Lady seymour, to own her. **= =**  Question 2:How does Isabel change on page 286? **= =**  Answer 2: She acknowleges her branding and decides that rather than being embarressed of it she will use it to make her stronger and prouder. **= =** Ch. 45 **= =**   Question 1:   **= =**  Answer 1:   **= =**  Question 2:   **= =**  Answer 2:   **=   