Context of To Kill A Mockingbird: Questions on Strange Fruit AWI 1.Why were most lynching victims hung from trees? Would they have died this way had they been convicted of a crime in a court of law?.

2.What kinds of fruit do trees usually bear?.

3.How do we know from the lyrics that the "strange" fruit here means the bodies of lynching victims?.

4.Why is it that Southern trees bear the "strange fruit"?.

5.What contrast is made between the "gallant South" and the South which bears strange fruit? What is ironic about this contrast?.

6.Meeropol almost called the poem “Bitter Fruit” but then changed it. What are the connotations of the words ‘bitter’ and ‘strange’ and why do you think he changed it?.

7.Why do you think the word "lynching" never appears in the song?.

8.Do you think the song is more powerful, or less powerful, because its topic [lynching] is implied instead of stated?.

sorry I really do not know this really

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the correct answer is c: in the middle

"mirror" is a poem written by silvia plath in 1961, two years before she committed suicide, and it explores the life of a woman as an object reflected within it suggesting, therefore, a change in gender roles in america.

there has been fourth big waves regarding feminism and gender equality throughout the history of america. the first wave began in 1848 when the first women's rights convention was held at the wesleyan chapel in seneca falls, new york. the second wave began in the early 1960s when the poem "mirror" was written. in this second movement, feminists fought against sex discrimination and extended the rights of women. the third wave began during the early 1990s when feminists wanted to question, reclaim, and redefine the ideas, words, and media that have transmitted ideas about gender, gender roles, womanhood, and beauty, among other things. the fourth wave refers to a resurgence of interest in feminism that began around 2012 and it is associated with the use of social media. the focus of this fourth wave is to get justice for women and to express opposition to sexual harassment and violence against women.