![]() ![]() Are there ways in which Martha Hall Kelly's novel can help us see our own lives differently? How is this story relevant for us today?Ĩ. How has slavery left its mark in American life? To what extent has the wound been healed, if at all?ħ. Sunflower Sisters takes the reader back to the roots of racism and a time of deep division in America. Has your understanding of slavery been changed by reading Sunflower Sisters? What did you learn about it that you didn't know before?Ħ. Have women's achievements in history been lost or overlooked? What do you think it takes to be a pioneer today?ĥ. What did you think about their story of survival and escaping the brutality of slavery under the cruel Anne May? How did Jemma, Sable, and Joseph continue their relentless pursuit of self and freedom in the face of such a brutal system?Ĥ. Jemma and her sister Patience communicate secretly through letters. How might your interpretation of the book differ if the author had chosen to tell the story from a single point of view?ģ. What provides, or denies, each of them access to forms of expression?Ģ. ![]() Discuss the various types of power or lack of that Georgy, Jemma, and Anne May experience. Evaluate the treatment and role of women in the novel. ![]()
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