. “What are you, anyway?” (Para 46)
a. What did the Nortons want to know about Carole?
b. What do you think is problematic with the question? Does the word ‘What” make a person seem less than human? How?
c. Is there any other word or phrase in para 32 that does the same thing?
Answers
“ What are you anyway?”
a) What did the Norton‟s want to know about Carole?
Ans a) Norton‟s wanted to know what race do her parents belong to.
b) What do you think is problematic with the question? Does the
word „what‟ makes the person seem less than human? How?
Ans b) The questions discriminates between races and is said in a
derogatory fashion. Yes, it makes the other person feel less than
human and low and inferior. The way it is said and usage of body
language of Norton‟s makes the child uncomfortable even though she
does not understand the concept of race.
c) Is there any word or phrase in paragraph 32 which says the same
thing?
Ans c) „but the world isn‟t ready for it, they are neither one thing nor
the other‟ indicates the same thing.
Answer:
heyy yarr say Kiya huaaa,,,?