Frannie’s mother is doing well with her pregnancy, Trevor, the bully, starts to change his ways, Jesus Boy is starting to be accepted by everyone, she understands more about her brother, and Frannie realizes that hope is alive in everyone.
The cultural details included show the time period which this story is set as well as the fact that African Americans are the cultural focus of this story.Įverything that Frannie has worried about comes together at the end of the story. Through the description of the cornrows and Afro hairstyles, the fried chicken and greens that Frannie’s family eats for dinner, the different skin types and colors, and the “jive” language spoke by the characters as they call each other “cat” or “brother-man,” it is obvious that the story is showing life from the African American point of view. While every culture will be able to connect with this story, Woodson writes from her own race to share the African American culture. Woodson uses Frannie’s internal thought processes and conversations and interactions with the other characters help the reader to fully understand these struggles. All readers, regardless of skin color, will be able to relate to Frannie’s struggles of friendship, religion, and family issues. This book is set during the early 1970’s when parts of America were still practicing segregation although it had officially ended. Jacqueline Woodson uses Frannie, an eleven year-old girl, to tell a story on the subject of racism and hope in her novel, FEATHERS.
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