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What is the primary setting of the opening chapter of 'The Street'?
What is the primary setting of the opening chapter of 'The Street'?
- A bustling marketplace in downtown Harlem
- A quiet suburban neighborhood in Queens
- A luxurious apartment building overlooking Central Park
- A windy Tuesday evening on 116th Street in Harlem (correct)
Lutie initially finds the apartment on 116th Street to be charming and well-maintained.
Lutie initially finds the apartment on 116th Street to be charming and well-maintained.
False (B)
What is Lutie's primary motivation for moving out of Pop's house?
What is Lutie's primary motivation for moving out of Pop's house?
Lil's negative influence on Bub
Mrs. Hedges, who lives in the window, is known for running a ______.
Mrs. Hedges, who lives in the window, is known for running a ______.
Match each character with their occupation or role:
Match each character with their occupation or role:
Why did Lutie take the job as a maid in Lyme, CT?
Why did Lutie take the job as a maid in Lyme, CT?
Mr. Chandler was supportive of Lutie's efforts to save money on train fares.
Mr. Chandler was supportive of Lutie's efforts to save money on train fares.
What tragic event occurs at the Chandler's house during Christmas?
What tragic event occurs at the Chandler's house during Christmas?
After leaving the Chandler's employment, Lutie spends several years learning ______ at a night school.
After leaving the Chandler's employment, Lutie spends several years learning ______ at a night school.
Match each character to their description or role in Lutie's experience in Lyme, CT:
Match each character to their description or role in Lutie's experience in Lyme, CT:
What does Lutie remember Granny saying about Harlem butchers?
What does Lutie remember Granny saying about Harlem butchers?
Lutie is pleased when she discovers Bub shining shoes on the street.
Lutie is pleased when she discovers Bub shining shoes on the street.
Why does Lutie object to Bub shining shoes?
Why does Lutie object to Bub shining shoes?
Lutie tells Bub that the reason they can't live anywhere else but in places like this is because of the whites' fear of the unfamiliar ______ skin.
Lutie tells Bub that the reason they can't live anywhere else but in places like this is because of the whites' fear of the unfamiliar ______ skin.
Match each location with its corresponding description:
Match each location with its corresponding description:
What is William Jones's job in the building?
What is William Jones's job in the building?
Mrs. Hedges encourages Jones to pursue Lutie romantically.
Mrs. Hedges encourages Jones to pursue Lutie romantically.
Why does Jones dislike Mrs. Hedges?
Why does Jones dislike Mrs. Hedges?
Jones had worked hard on the paint job in Lutie's apartment: dark ______ in the bathroom, green in the living room, and rose in the bedroom.
Jones had worked hard on the paint job in Lutie's apartment: dark ______ in the bathroom, green in the living room, and rose in the bedroom.
Match each character with their corresponding action or trait:
Match each character with their corresponding action or trait:
Why is Min happy living with Jones?
Why is Min happy living with Jones?
Mrs. Hedges is a strong believer in root doctors and frequently uses their services.
Mrs. Hedges is a strong believer in root doctors and frequently uses their services.
What does David the Prophet give Min to protect her from Jones?
What does David the Prophet give Min to protect her from Jones?
Min goes to see Mrs Hedges when Jones plans to kick her out, so Mrs. Hedges refers her to ______ the Prophet.
Min goes to see Mrs Hedges when Jones plans to kick her out, so Mrs. Hedges refers her to ______ the Prophet.
Match each item with its significance to Min:
Match each item with its significance to Min:
What is one of the primary functions of Junto for women?
What is one of the primary functions of Junto for women?
Lutie is immediately trusting and comfortable with Boots Smith.
Lutie is immediately trusting and comfortable with Boots Smith.
What does Lutie do at Junto that pleases the crowd?
What does Lutie do at Junto that pleases the crowd?
Lutie plans to string things along with Boots long enough to launch herself in a ______.
Lutie plans to string things along with Boots long enough to launch herself in a ______.
Match each character with their association to the Junto Bar:
Match each character with their association to the Junto Bar:
As they drive back from Storm King Highway, why does Lutie start thinking their poverty led to the failure of her marriage?
As they drive back from Storm King Highway, why does Lutie start thinking their poverty led to the failure of her marriage?
Jim was very supportive of Lutie taking in State children.
Jim was very supportive of Lutie taking in State children.
What event leads to the inspector taking the State children away from Lutie and Jim?
What event leads to the inspector taking the State children away from Lutie and Jim?
Lutie sees the singing job as her chance to escape 116th Street and the cycle of ______.
Lutie sees the singing job as her chance to escape 116th Street and the cycle of ______.
Match each character with their role in Lutie's past:
Match each character with their role in Lutie's past:
What does Lutie dream about after Bub reveals that the Super had been in their apartment while she was out?
What does Lutie dream about after Bub reveals that the Super had been in their apartment while she was out?
The man stabbed by a butcher on Lenox Avenue greatly impacted Lutie at the time.
The man stabbed by a butcher on Lenox Avenue greatly impacted Lutie at the time.
What does Lutie resolve to do after waking up from her disturbing dream?
What does Lutie resolve to do after waking up from her disturbing dream?
Lutie thinks that the streets where people are packed together like sardines in a can are the North's ______ mobs.
Lutie thinks that the streets where people are packed together like sardines in a can are the North's ______ mobs.
Match each location with its respective event or circumstance:
Match each location with its respective event or circumstance:
Flashcards
Bub
Bub
Lutie's 8-year-old son, influenced by Lil.
Mrs. Hedges
Mrs. Hedges
Runs a whorehouse, wears a red bandana.
William Jones
William Jones
Superintendent of the apartment building, interested in Lutie.
Granny
Granny
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Min
Min
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Mrs. Chandler
Mrs. Chandler
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Mr. Chandler
Mr. Chandler
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Old Man Junto
Old Man Junto
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Boots Smith
Boots Smith
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David the Prophet
David the Prophet
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Earning a Living
Earning a Living
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116th Street
116th Street
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Racial discrimination
Racial discrimination
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Aspiring for a Better Life
Aspiring for a Better Life
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Escapism
Escapism
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Working multiple jobs
Working multiple jobs
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Stealing
Stealing
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Poverty
Poverty
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Separation.
Separation.
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Racism
Racism
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Study Notes
Characters
- Lutie Johnson: Protagonist struggling against poverty and racism in Harlem.
- Bub: Lutie's 8-year-old son, vulnerable to the negative influences of the street.
- Pop: Lutie's father, a former liquor maker.
- Lil: Pop's girlfriend, a negative influence on Bub.
- Mrs. Hedges: Runs a brothel, watches the street from her window.
- William Jones: The Superintendent, lusts after Lutie.
- Granny: Lutie's grandmother, keeper of family stories.
- Min: Jones's woman.
- Mrs. Pizzini: Grocer, lives in Jamaica, gave Lutie a reference.
- Isabel Pizzini: Mrs. Pizzini's daughter, a teacher, wrote Lutie's reference letter.
- Mrs. Chandler: Employs Lutie as a maid.
- Mr. (Henry) Chandler: Sells paper products, drinks heavily.
- Little Henry Chandler: The Chandlers' son, neglected by his parents.
- Jonathan Chandler: Henry's brother.
- The butcher.
- Shoeshine boys.
- David the Prophet.
- Old Man Junto
- Boots Smith: Bandleader, involved with Junto.
- Irene: Pop's former girlfriend.
- Jim's mother: Left Jim a house with a mortgage and $1000 when she died.
- inspector: State employee who oversees Lutie's care of the State children
- State children: foster children Lutie and Jim take on for $5/wk
- Miss Rinner: Harlem schoolteacher
- Grey Cap/Charlie Moore: Harlem school bully
- Neighboring Superintendent
- Postman
- Blonde Receptionist
- Mr. Crosse: Claims to train singers
Setting
- 116th Street, Harlem, NYC.
- 116th St. building (front stairs, boiler room, Lutie's apartment, Jones's apartment)
- 8th Avenue Express (59th St to 125th St).
- Lyme, CT (Chandler's house).
- 8th Ave butcher.
- David the Prophet's shop on 8th Ave. off of 140th St.
- Junto Bar and Grill on 116th St.
- Storm King Highway.
- 135th Street outside the Casino.
- Lenox Street.
- Roundtree Hospital.
- 121st Street.
- The Casino.
- Edgecombe Avenue.
- subway
- Crosse School for Singers ( 10th floor of a 42nd Street office building)
- Bub's school in Harlem
- 7th Ave. lawyer's office
- Children's Shelter in clean neighborhood
Plot: Lutie's Struggle for Survival
- Lutie seeks an apartment on 116th Street, despite its shortcomings and her dislike of the surroundings, to escape a bad living situation at her father's house.
- Lutie recalls her past as a maid for the Chandlers in Lyme, Connecticut, highlighting the racial and economic disparities she faced.
- Lutie witnesses Jonathan Chandler's suicide
- Her husband leaves her
- Lutie finds Bub shining shoes and confronts him about the limited opportunities available to Black people.
- Jones, the building Super, is infatuated with Lutie and tries to get close to Bub.
- Min is jealous of Jones's attraction to Lutie and seeks help from David the Prophet.
- Min leaves Jones after he becomes malicious towards her.
- Lutie seeks escape at the Junto Bar, meets Boots Smith, and hopes for a singing career to lift her out of poverty.
- Lutie goes on a drive with Boots Smith at breakneck speed and thinks on racial inequalities
- Lutie reflects on her failed marriage, her struggles raising foster children to make ends meet, and the burden of poverty.
- Jones plots against Lutie because of her lack of interest in him, he starts by trying to get her son Bub in trouble with the post office.
- Luther is offered singing lessons in exchange for sexual favors
- Lutie endures the odor of the school where she teaches, dreads the poverty of the people around her
- Bub is chased and beaten
- Boots offers Lutie a set of expensive earrings
- Lutie auditions at the Casino, gains acceptance from the band, but realizes that Boots and the owner Junto have ulterior motives
- Bub is caught stealing mail, Lutie seeks a lawyer
- Boots betrays Lutie and reveals that he is working with Junto, prompting her to violently attack him.
- Lutie attacks Boots with a candle stick and kills him
- Lutie flees to Chicago, leaving Bub behind.
- Mrs. Hedges, once homeless herself, has become a successful madam on "The Street."
- Jones, after being rejected by Lutie, descends further into madness and tries to trap her.
- Junto is revealed to be a manipulative figure controlling various aspects of the street, exploiting people for profit.
- Luther takes a one way bus ticket out of town after murdering Boots
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