Thursday, November 14, 2013

Assignment 2 FGT

Discuss the importance of food in the novel.  It almost is another character, it is used so often.  What do you think the author is trying to say by doing this?  Write a solid, 5 sentence paragraph to answer.  Then reply to at least 3 of your peers (with no less than 3 sentences each time).


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  1. The title implies food is mentioned throughout this book. Food seems to be a connection between characters. Mostly in the comical aspects is food mentioned. This also could be seen as a stereotype to southern people, if taken wrong. It gives the book a calm relaxed setting.

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    1. I agree with you. They use food as a way to bring people together. You made a good point about stereotyping southern people I never thought of that.

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    2. I agree with you. They use a lot of food in this book.

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    3. It's like a family gathering where it brings people together. They use food to spend time together

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    4. I agree with you about the title it is implied that food will be mentioned through out the book.

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    5. They do use food as a way of gathering people together. They use food as a way to relax.

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  2. They use food as a way to communicate. I think if Evelyn didn't bring Mrs. Threadgood candy all the time then she would get board of just telling her, her stories all the time. The author is using food as a way to bring people together. I think if food wasn't involved in the book then a lot of characters wouldn't be involved with each other.

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    1. Candy is not the main reason. The stories gives her a different more joyful perspective.

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    2. The food is kind of the main topic within the book

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    3. The food is one way of bringing people together but it's not the main reason fir her telling the story

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    4. I think there is more to the book than food.

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  3. Some people use food for comfort and to help them with there problems. The food seems like it connects the characters. All the food makes it seem more at home. They use food to bring them together.

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  4. Food is important in the book because for some people is comfort food. The author is saying that home made food can make people fell happy, or the food can make them remember of home. The cafe can make people feel at home. The food seems like it connects the characters in some way. They use food to deal with emotions.

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    1. True that, they need to cool it down on he food.

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    2. Food is a form of symbolism in this particular senecio.

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    3. Evelyn uses food to deal with her emotions a lot. With out it who knows where she would be. With out food she would probably be crying all the time is my guess.

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    4. You are so correct

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  5. Food is the one thing all the characters have in common. In the South food is a bigger deal than here in the Midwest. They used food to bring people together. It was used to help feed the hobos and help them come together.

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    1. I agree. They really like their food. They should maybe cut back on eating all the food.

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    2. I agree with Garrett, they need to cut back on the eating.

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  6. Fr them food is like another character. They use food to help with emotions. They use it to come together. It represents the family because they are together. The food at the r brings the town together.

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  7. The food bring people togehter. The restaurant brings the town together. The supper brings the family together. They always eat in the book.

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    1. I agree, it seems like that is all they do in the book is eat.

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  8. They use the food in a few ways. They use it to bring each other together. They also use it to deal with stress or boredom. It is also described as a problem for Mrs. Couch because she doesn't have much self control. I'm sure there are a few others that I've missed.

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    1. a lot of people use food in the book. It's like a way of life for them. They wouldn't know what to do with themselves of they didn't have food as a way to talk to each other.

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    2. I like it. That what I put too

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    3. Food is used to dictate feelings. People need to be able to control what and how much they eat.

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  9. They use food to bring people together. They used food to represent family and being together. They use food to represent emotions. They often eat in gatherings. Food makes people fat and also creates babies.

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    1. I agree. They eat too much sometimes. But they don't see it as a problem.

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    2. I agree that food does make people fat.

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  10. Food is all over in this book. They cook food in the cafe all the time and they eat food quite a bit. Some of the food they eat in the book is good for you and some is not. Eating to much food can make you fat. Eating to much food will make you be really lazy.

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    1. Wrong my friend. Words are all over this book. Eat does make you fat though. You must learn to exercise after eating though.

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    2. I agree Lucas. Jarrod is right in a way, there are words in the book. They could probably find a way to eat less.

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    3. Back then Lucus it wasn't about the food being good for you, it was about it tasting great. Good food brings people together. People need to sit down and have meals more often in today's culture.

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  11. Food is used to connect everyone together. It can make people feel better and happy. People use food to help with big discussions with their family or friends. When there are comical times they bring in new foods. They also use food when they are being entertain such as when telling stories.

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  12. In the south food is a big deal.They use food as away to bring everyone together such as family and friends.They use also use it to relax. People use food to help deal with stress.

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