Reading Log Questions #2

Moises Rodriguez

ENGW 1101
Professor Young

February 7, 2016

Reading Log Questions #2

            In chapter 5 of the novel The God Lord Bird by James McBride, two new characters have appeared Kelly and Nigger Bob. Kelly is described by Onions as a “Sour-looking feller with a face like molded bread, pock-faced” (McBride 59). Also he is the leader of the red-shirts, but who exactly are the red-shirts? These 16 men are what seems to be rebels. They go around killing those who are supporting the free slave’s states, as it is seems in the case of Pardee however, Pardee is let loose because him and Kelly knew each other for years. And it is fair to say that Kelly is the foil of Old John Brown in this novel.

            On the other hand, we have another new character, Nigger Bob. Nigger Bob is the slave driving the open-back wagon carrying Pardee as a hostage by the red-shirts. Nigger Bob is described by Onions as a “Hardy, tall, fit Negro, no more than twenty-five” (62). It is later revealed that Nigger Bob does not know how to read, when he is asked to read a document by Kelly. Onions also describes how Nigger Bob is the first Negro he has seen talking back to a white man. 

Works Cited

McBride, James. The Good Lord Bird. , 2013. Print.

Is it permissible to lie? If so, when? If not, why?

Moises Rodriguez

Professor Young

English 1101

February 3, 2016

Is it permissible to lie? If so, when? If not, why?

When it comes to lying there is really not a true answer as if permissible or not. However, I try to not decide of one over the other. When it comes to lying, at the moment of the given situation to lie, I think if is the right thing to do or not, it might sound wrong but in reality it makes sense. I follow this rules when it comes to lying, one, if the lie I am going tell is for my own benefit I will not lie. Second, if the lie I’m going to tell is going to avoid further problems, then I will lie. Thirdly and final, if at the moment of the situation I am with friends and we all are required to lie in order to cover each other then I will lie. Many people believe that lying is bad but it really is not. Lying can avoid further problems in a “hot” situation as people might say. There are many people who the truth might truly hurt them and that is the one individual who we must lie in order to keep their happiness from leaving. Many might say that lying is bad and many might say that is not, so in reality is up to every other individual to decides for themselves if lying is bad or not. As more people grow open minded, the more quickly lying is going to be adopted by society.