On arrival at the Glory Field, Malcolm experiences another awakening. Sheriff Glover tries to intimidate Elijah and Abby with his gun, but Elijah does not back down. 'Aunt Saran, I don't know where they are' (p.89). I think the people he works with, Miss Robbins and Jed, are pretty nice to him. Tommy's dad took Skeeter to the hospital and the nurses took him to examine him. Miss Etta is Luvenia's godmother. She sends Elijah and his male cousin Abby to look for David on the water, as it is believed Mr. Foster took him fishing on a nearby island. And she was in the middle of the dancers, trying to keep up with the other women and then trying to get off of the dance floor and away from the rent party. Sheriff Moser wants the black march called off, but organizers refuse because they believe things will not change if they do not march. Luvenia is convinced she will get into a college, even though many of the people she meets doubt it. Muhammad is eleven years old when he is captured by slave catchers. When Luvenia arrives back to the Deets' house on Sunday she talks to Mrs. about Mr. Deets signing the guarantee so that she can go to college. She is surprised by her Grandma Dolly on the porch. A storm was coming their way and it looked to be a big one. Luvenia and Miss Etta take care of the spilt casket by wrapping it with a sheet and a shawl. She works as a domestic for Mr. And Mrs. Deets. Florenz devises a plan to be able to drive the car around town and requests for Luvenia's permission. Luvenia is the protagonist of this section. On Sunday, Moses consecrates the burial ground behind the church the Lewises and others have built. One by one the men drop out and when only Sheriff Glover, Mr. Turner and two white men, Abby and Elijah were left, Elijah finally offers himself and Abby to rescue little David, but for thirty-five dollars!! The first story starts in 1753, when eleven-year-old Muhammad Bilal, the familys documented member, is kidnapped by slave traders who attack his village in Sierra Leone. The African American Lewis family works hard to keep their land. His dream about playing with his band, String Theory, is interrupted by a call from his great-aunt Luvenia, who has become a successful businesswoman selling cosmetics and beauty supplies for African Americans and Hispanics. The whites offer the blacks the North Star in one hand, but have the whip in the other. All the slaves are made to work on a Sunday, harvesting sweet potatoes under the watchful eye of overseer Joey Haynes. He asks himself some questions. [work in progress]. Shep is a drug addict and Luvenia believes the journey may help him recover. The storm was brewing and there was "brief smatterings of rain" (94). When he is released, Tommy finds out that Leonard Chase will not help him get into college. They are upset but leave the issue alone. She plans to attend college using the money she makes as a live-in servant and hairdresser. Indicate which character says each of these lines. Old man Turner and Grandma Saran make small talk and old man Turner asks if Grandma Saran hasn't seen Foster. Who does Luvenia ask to help convince her father to let stay in Chicago? Lem, who died in the Civil War, has a grave there, although his body is really buried under Glory Field. However, it is also apparent that Luvenia asks Malcolm to do this so that he can learn something too. She is related to the Lewises by marriage (the slaves take the last name of their owner). She also informs him that King cannot come to the march, so there will be little press coverage. Curry won it's first All City Tournament. The day after they finish the harvest, Luvenia and a representative of the bank tell the family that the resort will be organized into shares that the family will hold. Joshua gets Mister Joe Haynes pinned to the ground, and Mister Joe Haynes begs for his life. A child nicknamed Mr. Brooks gives Malcolm a tip on where he can find Shep: he is selling tapes in front of the Apollo Theater. The glory field chapter summary. Elijah asks Grandma Saran if she wants him to go out to the island to find little David. Things jump almost 100 years to Lizzy Lewis, a slave who works on the Live Oaks Plantation. And young, talented Malcolm Lewis receives an unexpected surprise when he visits the Glory Field and helps young and old bring in the last sweet potato harvest. Shep takes responsibility of his money, though he spends it on drugs as soon as he can, so the two boys have to ride the bus. Unable to attend college, Luvenia decides to start her own business and live in Chicago by herself. Elijah has gone back to South Carolina with Goldie and Richard while Luvenia stays in the city. Elijah is once again requesting that she join them at the Glory Field. Each character's journey is fraught with its own challenges and turmoil as the descendants of Muhammad Bilal find their way through life. Malcolm Lewis, the fifteen-year-old grandson of Richard Lewis and great-grandson of Elijah and Goldie Lewis, is a young, talented musician living in New York City with his parents. Hamlin!Where's David?' Summary Luvenia 1930 The Glory Field 1930 Chicago p. 141-154 Luvenia Lewis lives in Chicago, and she does not want to move back to Curry South Carolina with her parents Elijah, Goldie and her brother Richard. He also works at Mahogany Beauty Products, his great-aunt Luvenias cosmetics chain. Off the Coast of Sierra Leone, West Africa Muhammad Bilal is traveling on a slave ship from Africa, where he was captured by slave traders. They finally make it and the Lewis family is waiting along with Old man Turner. Saran has a job watching a little white blind boy named David Turner during the week. Malcolm Lewis is dreaming that he is performing on a stage when he wakes up by a phone call from Luvenia Lewis, who is leaving for Curry. March 1864, Live Oaks Plantation, Curry Island, South Carolina. Mrs. Deets says, "And why would you be interested in college?It doesn't workYou are a maid. The glory field summary quizlet. "He used to say they keep us in between the whip and the North Star. Florenz calls her father and tells him that Luvenia is having "female trouble" and might be in a "family way". That's why he called that white doctor over" (p.271). Elijah is the only son of Charles and Celia Lewis. They harvest sweet potatoes in Glory Field for several back-breaking days. I wonder why Mr. Chase said "And don't worry about the money for the application. 16 . At the family reunion, they meat Dr. Jennie Lewis, Tommy's widow and Planter Lewis, Tommy's father. Lem, however, gets caught and is dragged back and tied to a tree. Luvenia can do hair very well, and the section begins with her doing up Miss Etta's hair. There is a stare-down, and the search party continues. Question 12. Miss Etta seemed indifferent to the situation and said, " 'Girl, a black woman losing a job ain't no big thing!'"(p.191). At a press conference, he shackles himself to Sheriff Moser, a sheriff who does not allow protests in Johnson City. In 1964, in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, Luvenias nephew, Tommy Lewis, is a star basketball player for his high school, the Curry Cougars. Everyone is happy when they return, but the sheriff takes credit for finding David and Mr. Foster. Mrs. Deets dismisses her desire to go to school. Luvenia has visited a bank to ask about a loan to support her studies but was told she would need to prove a guaranteed income. She doesn't consider the suggestions for Luvenia, who at that point loses her employment. May 1930, Chicago, Illinois He allows her to ride on the back of his bike back to his house where there is a social gathering. Luvenia is still upset and "somehow stopped the urge to scream"(p.192). (p.92) The water is extremely rough and they need to navigate around one edge of Gray Rock. Shep uses the money on drugs, so the two of them have to take a bus to get to Curry. Saran tells Elijah to tend to the cemetery once a week. Luvenia has dreams of going to University to get an education. Tommy is a teenager during one of the most volatile times in American history: the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960s. Miss Etta tells her losing a job is not a bad thing and distracts Luvenia by sending her to a funeral. She dreams of being a teacher and knows that she is intelligent enough. And Grandma Saran says, "It don't hurt to make believe you were awake when you went to church this morning" (p.93). Luvenia works as a part-time live-in maid for the Deets family, who are white. \text{purified} & \text{stern} & \text{customs}\\ The reason he was beaten up was because he was white but he was marching in a black march. " Luvenia says they must show up by Monday night for the reunion. Davids mother is dead and his father, Hamlin Turner, has entrusted Mr. Foster, an alcoholic, to watch his son over this weekend. He works the land with Robert Lewis, who tells him stories of his ancestors, and of the shackles worn by Muhammad Bilal. For example, in the opening paragraph, the narrator explains that metal gathered from the Dead Places must be purified, or cleansed. They split up, and in the driving rain Elijah finds David and the injured Mr. Foster. The Glory Field: Summary Posted on May 19, 2019 by JL Admin July 1753. Curry wins the tournament because of Tommys play at the end of the game. Lizzy is forced to leave the plantation at night, after telling her family what happened. The land is called The Glory Field in celebration of the family's triumph over slavery and the strength of their love for one another. Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis, The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions. During her an early conversation with Ms. Etta, Luvenia tells her that she might want to pursue what profession? "States looking for some good people" (p.219). Elijah and Goldie have wed and now have a son and a daughter. Miss Julia wants to bring Lizzy to the big house, but Lizzy convinces Miss Julia that she will come in the morning. She climbs down the tree and Lem calls out to her. When Jenn comes, she is about to play or leave after a short talk, but Luvenia comes in and then Jenn plays along with one of the band's tapes that Malcolm had recorded. Star players are Colm Tuathail, Gabriel Lapierre, and Loc Maon- I got a wife and family. Following the end of the Civil War, the Lewis family has been given eight acres of land next to the Live Oaks plantation. Elijah gets ready to take little David to the boat, and Sheriff Glover threatens Elijah with death if he leaves with him. I think the reason why Tommy put the chain on Sheriff Moser was because he wanted to show everyone at the press conference what black people had to go through 200 hundred years ago and what being chained up felt like. The truck driver leaves them out of Johnson City and the two feel . Summary- The May 1930 chapter of The Glory Field tells the story of Luvenia Lewis. She is doing Miss Etta Pinckney's hair. Luvenia has dreams of one day attending the University of Chicago. Although Abby is dead, his grandson Tommy Lewis is alive and living on Curry Island. January 1964. Luvenia likes the city and wants to go to the University of Chicago using the money from her job as a live-in servant for the Deets family and from hairdressing. She intends to go to school utilizing the cash she makes as a live-in worker and beautician. It follows six young members of that family at different times in American history. \text{bade} & \text{fasting} & \text{summoned}\\ After dropping anchor offshore, Abby stays with the boat while Elijah and Sheriff Glover go ashore. When the sheriff says that there were no injuries as a result of yesterdays march, Tommy shackles himself to the sheriff with the chains. Sara Constantakis, Novels for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context & Criticism on Commonly Studied Novels, Volume 33, Gale-Cengage Learning, 2010, Themes in The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers, Characters in The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers, Does Octavia Butler's Wild Seed accurately describe life in real plantations as documented by, The Origins of Negro Slavery by Eric Williams. "I have to make at least eleven dollars a week too"(p.144). In the other dream, she was at a rent party where there were more men than women just like the real rent party that she had been to at Miss Etta's. To help his grandparents pay taxes on the land. The Glory Field Study Guide consists of approx. She faced many struggles and is deeply disrespected by the whites. Luvenia is having a hard time finding a job that suits her and Katie even tries to find her a position, but Luvenia turns it down. After the Curry Cougars win the championship, Leonard Chase, a basketball scout, offers Tommy an opportunity to skip his last year of high school and go to college, as long as he does not get mixed up in any riots or marches. Luvenia's "dreams were tortures"(p.168). However, Malcolm knows that he is using crack cocaine. When he speaks up against the injustice, the Ku Klux Klan threatens his life and runs him out of town. The Glory Field Section 3: May 1930 Reading Check Why does Luvenia want to stay in Chicago? 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