Alyssa Goldstein

[Alyssa Goldstein @LYSeracy2]

#TMOT37
Blame is a common motif that chesnutt brings up. This is evident when Olivia blames Dodie's window incident on Janet, Sam Merkell blames his affair on possibly being with Polly, Carteret refuses that his article caused the riot, and Miller related the riot to the aricle.

[Alyssa Goldstein @LYSeracy2]

#TMOT37
"I have a human heart, and therefore I will not let him go" (211).
The quote shows how the foundation of people are selfish. Because Janet felt pain at the loss of her child, and Olivia might have gone through the same experience, Janet felt Olivia deserved what she got.

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#TMOT36

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#TMOT35
Even fate encouraged the rebellion of the Blacks. Jerry, who was always compliant and sought the big three's approval, was killed after surrendering to the white salvo. Josh, who had always been in rebellion, died with the satisfaction of bringing McBane down with him.

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#TMOT34

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#TMOT33

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#TMOT32
Dr. Miller is "no coward, morally or physically" (183). He is very logical, and I think this allows him to recognize his place in society, not "tread[ing] on nobody's toes" (181). He sees the fear of the master, and he sees that a revolt is not a response for this riot.

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#TMOT31
"...would have fallen upon her as the unhappy fruit of an unblessed union" (175).
This mention of the unhappy fruit directly relates to Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit." The strange fruit is not only the negroes on the trees, but the prejudice shaped by Black actions.

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@emanneotation I also feel like saying this shows how the most "clear" mind is the mind with the most secrets. The marriage license and relationship was kept hidden, which kept his name and his mind "clear."

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#TMOT30
Fire seems to be the warning for an unfortunate event. After Tom burned the evidence of Polly's murder, he was eventually discovered and disowned by Mr. Delamere. After Olivia threw the will in the fire, she realized she was better off keeping the will and its content.

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#TMOT29
Pedro Paterno was a man who believed he was royalty, always reminded the Spanish of his royal positions, forced the governor to make him duke, and backstabbed those that agreed with him.
He is compared to the Big Three, who share a similar stance against the black race.

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#TMOT28
I see some similarity between Jerry and McBane. Their intentions are the same: to win the acceptance of the white race. Though immoral, they both know how to get that acceptance: McBane played Tom to get into the club, and Jerry obeys Carteret by saying he will not vote.

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#TMOT27
What was the evidence that Mr. Delamere found in Tom's room?
What was "the wrapper of a package of burnt cork"(145).
He found bottles and inappropriate magazines to confirm his gambling/drinking problem. The "gleam of something yellow" was the coin that Tom gave to Sandy.

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#TMOT27
"Mr. Hyde" and "Dr. Jekyll" helped explain the mob. Jekyll/Hyde was a single literary character that had a sort of split personality. This was similar to the mob, who went from menacing (Hyde) to congratulatory (Jekyll).
This comparison perfectly describes the theme:

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#TMOT26
What did Ellis mean when he said, "in that it involved a whole community rather than one vicious man" (144).
Is he referring to the injustice of "Sandy's crime," AND the unfair lynching performed by the white people?

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#TMOT25
Mr. Delamere: "This man is innocent of this offense, I solemnly affirm" (138).
Carteret: "'On your bare word, sir?" (138).
The greatest example of white supremacy is when one questions a white, reputable man such as Mr. Delamere for the defense of a black man.

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#TMOT24
When you scramble the names "Sandy" and "Ellis," who share multiple similarities, you get "lies and sly." They have both lied (Ellis at the hotel and Sandy about the gold) to save Tom from his wrongdoings, and they were sly (or surreptitious) about their knowledge of Tom.

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#TMOT23
#TMOT23
It was funny when Mr. Delamere said this because he left before last night, so he could not have seen Sandy drunk.

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#TMOT23
Looking back in the story, Delamere used a fishing trip as his excuse for hiding and drinking in the hotel (93). Delamere went fishing the morning of Mrs. Ochiltree's murder. Coincidence?

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#TMOT22