Today in class we read a short story called " The Yellow Wallpaper". The story was based upon a mother dealing with postpartum depression. In the story the mother was essentially going insane. it gives a new look into depression at least for me. I usually see depression portrayed as someone bed ridden, quite, and stinky. This short story goes into the thoughts of someone dealing with depression.
Today in class we read a short story that wasn't really short. The was called Rockpile by James Baldwin. We had a discussion about the story in class. The story was about a hangout for older kids called the rockpile. The rockpile was considered a bad place for younger kids because it was dangerous. One day Johns brother Roy decided to go to the rockpile even though their mother told them not to. While at the rockpile their was a gang fight and Roy was injured. The father tried to blame John but the mother defended him.
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