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@Period 1 Dreams from My Father Part 3 Period 1 Dreams from my Father Part 2 __Questions for Discussion__**
 * Period 1 Dreams From My Father Part 4

Why did Obama go to Indonesia? How has the re-marriage of his mother affected Obama's experiences during his childhood? Do you think that it's hard to reflect/learn from one's past? Do you think Obama regrets not knowing or growing up with his father? Why was Obama stressed about his father coming to visit his school? Why did Obama at one point live with his grandparents? Why was Obama being treated like a prince when they heard his father was coming to visit the school? Why did Obama judge himself after he gave out a speech during a rally?


 * Word Wizards**
 * Flailing**-A manual threshing device consisting of a wooden handle or staff and a shorter free-swinging stick attached.
 * Folly-**A lack of good sense, understanding or foresight.
 * Bigotry-**The attitude state of mind, or behavior characteristic of a bigot.
 * Miscegenation-**A mixture of different races.
 * Antebellum**-Belonging to the period before a war, esp. the American Civil war.
 * Octoroon**-A person who ancestry is one eighth Black.

"When I got home that night from the embassy library, I went into the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror with all my senses and limbs seemingly intact, looking as I had always looked, and wondered if something was wrong with me. The alternative seemed no less frightening--that the adults around me lived in the midst of madness." (52) "After a week of my father in the flesh, I had decided that I preferred his more distant image, an image I could alter on a whim--or alter when convenient. If my father hadn't exactly disappointed me, he remained something unknown, something volatile and vaguely threatening." (63) "It fascinated me, this strange power of his, and for the first time I began to think of my father as something real and immediate, perhaps even permanent." (67) "We all stood accused, and even after my father left and Toot came in to say that I could watch the last five minutes of my show, I felt as if something had cracked open between all of us, goblins rushing out of some old, sealed-off lair." (68) "I took my first tentative steps with my eyes closed, down, up, my arms swinging, the voices lifting. And I hear him still: As I follow my father into the sound, he lets out a quick shout, bright and high, a shout that leaves much behind and reaches out for more, a shout that cries for laughter." (71)
 * Literary Luminary:**

I believe that this book can relate to many different people; it talks about how Barack lived without a father and only heard various stories about him. There are many people today who don’t know at least one of their parents. It also discusses how he tries to live up to his father’s expectations – many people try to live up to their parent’s expectations. The book also talks about how Barack pictured his father to be a different person than he really was and he realized that he preferred not having his father around. Many people hear stories about others and end up wanting to meet them. But when they actually do, they end up disappointed and wish they could just go away. This all relates to me personally because I never really knew my father as an individual and I always tried to live up to his expectations until I realized that we were completely different people. Now I wish that I had realized it sooner and had the strength to be myself a lot sooner. At least it’s never too late.
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