1921-1922 Continued

Who are the Dewey's and what do they represent?
               The Dewey's are three individual boys who later morph into one. There is Dewey one who "was a deeply black boy with a beautiful head and the golden light eyes of chronic jaundice. Dewey two was light-skinned with freckles everywhere and a head of tight red hair. Dewey three was half Mexican with chocolate skin and black bangs"(pg.38).They all come into the Bottom at the same time and so Eva calls them all Dewey despite their physical differences. Given some time they all begin to merge into one "joining... to become a trinity with a plural name"(pg.38).The Deweys become tripelets and even went to school at the same time despite the age difference. "They spoke with one voice, thought with one mins, and maintained an annoying privacy"(pg. 39). They are the only people in the novel who are connected and attached to each other besides Sula and Nel. They stay connected throughout the whole story, and are never separated. They represent being on one accord and being tranquil with others and the reader is able to compare their relationship to Sula and Nel. The Deweys also represent children; they are childlike in their play. They play pranks on others and do not think about what they are doing and how it affects others they do it because they find enjoyment out of it.

Why do Nel and Sula watch Chicken Little drown? Explore the significance of his name and death, especially in relation to the name of the neighborhood "Bottom"?
                   Nel and Sula watch Chicken Little drown because "they expected him to come back up, laughing"(pg.61). They poorly assumed that he knew how to swim and that he would not drown in the water. His death marks the end of Sula and Nel's innocence they now know how they can impact and destroy others lives easily. Sula believes that it is her fault that Chicken Little died even though it was an accident, and Nel "knew she had 'done nothing'"(pg. 65). Sula goes throughout the novel believing that she is evil because of this and accepts and stays true to her role; while Nel believes that she is good because she was not the one who let Chicken Little go, therefore thinks she is good. Chicken Little's name can mean that he is small, feeble, and weak. In relation to the Bottom the community also feels as though they were inferior to their white community.

Why does Sula go inside Shadrack's shack?
       Sula goes inside Shadrack's shack because she thinks that Shadrack saw her let Chicken Little go into the river. "Terror widened in her nostrils. Had he seen?"(pg.61). She thinks that he may tell others and that she will get into trouble because they just watched  him drown.She takes on the responsibility to check and see whether or not he saw, and if he did whether he would tell or not. She feels guilt ridden because she has taken someone else's life.