In the text, The War of the Wall, the characters feel a sense of ownership of their neighborhood, more specifically “their” wall. When a painter comes to town and begins to paint the wall, the author reveals the many perspectives of different characters and how they react to the “painter lady”. What do the differing perspectives reveal about the characters?
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In "The War of the Wall," what was the painter lady doing in town?
Until the very end of the story, it is not clear who this "painter lady" is or why she believes she has some sort of territorial right to paint the wall on Taliaferro Street. She certainly doesn't...
Latest answer posted May 27, 2020, 1:27 am (UTC)
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What is the theme in the story "The War of the Wall"?
The short story "The War of the Wall," by Toni Cade Bambara, tells of two schoolchildren, the narrator and his cousin Lou, who object to a painter composing a picture on a wall in their...
Latest answer posted December 2, 2019, 4:41 am (UTC)
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Who are the main characters in the story?
In the short story "The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara, the first main character is the Narrator. It is through the Narrator's eyes that the reader is introduced to the central conflict in...
Latest answer posted August 29, 2018, 12:27 pm (UTC)
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Who is Jimmy Lyons in "The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara?
In "The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara, Jimmy Lyons was a young man from the neighborhood where the narrator lives. He had gone off to fight in the Vietnam War and was killed. The kids had...
Latest answer posted January 29, 2016, 7:56 am (UTC)