The Lover

Objective:
Students will read aloud with expression, conveying the meaning and mood of a work.
Students will use inference and deduction to understand the text.
Students will evaluate literary merit based on an understanding of the genre, the literary elements, and the literary period and tradition
Aim: How does the protagonist suffers further dehumanization and degradation in Chapter VII "The Lover?"

de·hu·man·ize- to deprive of human qualities, as pity, kindness, individuality, or creativity; make inhuman or machinelike
Degrade:
1.To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote.
2.To lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace: a scandal that degraded the participants.
3.To lower in moral or intellectual character; debase.
4.To reduce in worth or value: degrade a currency.
5.To impair in physical structure or function.

Do Now: Start writing in your notebook I have experienced/witnessed/felt dehumanization or/and degraded....
I have experienced/witnessed/felt dehumanization or/and degraded when I watch certain music videos that portray women in a negative way and call them out of their names.

Comprehension Check:
Who is Linda in love with? (36)
Linda is in love with a young free man from the neighborhood.
What is her lover's profession in the neighborhood? (36)
Her lover is a carpenter.
Who did Linda confide in about her lover?
Linda confided in about her lover was her grandmother.
Who did she ask for help to talk to Dr. Flint?
Linda asked a friend of Dr. Flint's who visited the house often to talk to him.
What was Dr. Flint's response to Linda's proposal of marrying her lover?
Dr. Flint told her "If you must have a husband, you may take up with one of my slaves." (pg.40) Meaning the only way she would get married is if she was to marry one of his slaves so he could still have ownership of her.
How are they acquainted?
They had known each other since childhood.

Literary analysis:
How is slavery metaphorically illustrated in the text? (look at the first paragraph of "The Lover")
Slavery is metaphorically illustrated in the text as something that is dark and gloomy and can take your happiness and soul away.

Close/Interpretive/Infer:
How are men further emasculated in this literary work?
Men are further emasculated because they are being treated like dogs; if someone was to call them then they have to go to that person first no matter what. They are further stripped of their pride and dignity.
Why does Dr. Flint tells Linda to take up with one of his slaves instead of granting her permission to marry her lover?
Dr. Flint tells Linda to marry one of his slaves so that she can still be his property. If Linda was to marry her lover then he could buy her since he was a free man and Flint could do nothing about it.
In what way is Dr. Flint acting like a jealous lover himself?
Dr. Flint is acting like a jealous lover himself because he always follows her to make sure she isn't with her lover. He wants her all to himself. " If I ever know of you speaking to him, I will cowhide you both; and if I catch him lurking about my premises, I will shoot him as soon as I would a dog." (pg.41)
What really triggers Dr. Flint to physically abuse Linda and why?
When Linda told Flint that because they are both of the same race it is acceptable for them to love each other and be with each other.
Explain Linda's response "Do you know....that I can kill you, if I please? You have tried to kill me, and I wish you had; but you have no right to do as you like with me" (39). Linda was telling Flint that she'd rather die then give herself to him and just because she was a slave didn't mean she wasn't a human who had rights.
What does it mean to have "high notions?" (39).
To think highly of yourself no matter what people may say.
Why does Dr. Flint tell Linda that she "[has] been the plague of [his] life" (39)?
Dr. Flint tells Linda she has been the plague of his life because he has this desire to be her first, however Linda won't entertain the thought.

Critical Thinking:
What is the importance of virtue in this chapter?
Virtue is the only true thing that can't be taken away from Linda and this makes her feel powerful and somewhat in control of Dr. Flint.
In her slave status, why is Linda allowed to "answer back" Dr. Flint?
Linda is allowed to answer back to Dr. Flint because he wants her so badly to submit to him that he'll let her get away with more things.
How is Dr. Flint portrayed as an animal and Linda like prey? (40)
Dr. Flint is portrayed as an animal because he won't stop following Linda's every move.
Why do we not know the lover by his real name or fake name?
We do not know the lover by his real or fake name because he is too special to Linda to just make up a name for him.
Why did Linda have to give up the thought of marrying her lover?
Linda gave up the thought of marrying her lover because she knew it was for the best for both of them. Linda loved him very much and didn't want to risk his life

Connect and write in your notebook: Can you connect to anything in this chapter? Did you ever have a boy/girl/friend that someone did not approve of?

Vocabulary To Know:
Tendrils- plants often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to grasp an object or a plant for support.
Dehumanize- to deprive of human qualities
Degrade- to deprive of human qualities
Sanction- authoritative permission or approval
Dissipated- to have scattered in various directions
Manifested- To show or demonstrate plainly
Lenient- not to be harsh or strict
Desolate- to forsake or abandon
Defray- To undertake the payment of