EXTENSION ACTIVITIES:

Students will have small group discussions and/or they may respond by writing their answer down.

Those words are then followed by Dr. Wilson saying,

“Paranoia is a very healthy thing in a town like this. It may keep you alive.”

1. Is it ever possible to “let the past go?” No matter a response, each student should draw a response that answers the question. The objective is not to demonstrate how perfect one can draw, but to conceptualize a concept of letting go of the past.
2. Why do you believe Mr. Ladray Gilbert’s uncle and the people in Mr. Gilbert’s church did not talk about the lynching of Mr. Claude Neal (2:31—2:50)?
3. Why might paranoia (the heightened anxiety, fear and distrust of others) help to keep a person alive? Students will have a small group discussion and/or they may respond by writing their answer down.