My favorite photo in the book is the photo for the Geneva Tisdale profile. I went back to look at it after reading the story, and it ties the whole thing together. She has this challenging expression that makes her look like she is ready to fight at any moment. She's got fire in her eyes, her chin is held high, and she's not going to take anyone's crap. She looks tough and independent by her posture, the set of her jaw, and the way she is standing alone. Probably the first thing I noticed about this photo that other people may overlook was the way Geneva's hands looked. They are every bit the hands of a woman who has been working her whole life. They are weathered and a little bit gnarled, and that shows us that she hasn't had it easy. The setting is vital to this photo. It isn't at Geneva's home, it is at the place that she has spent forty-two years working her butt off. The setting shows us where she made something of herself, where desegregation began. The setting shows us the start of so many things, a lot of which have nothing to do with Geneva at all.
Part Two:
I am holding on to the written word. I am holding on to actual physical books, not Kindle copies or PDFs. I am holding on to written shopping lists instead of notes in my phone. I am holding on to leaving sticky notes on my boyfriend's car mirrors rather than sending him a text. I believe the physical written word means so much more than a text or a digital copy of a book. I agree with J.K. Rowling, who has said that she will never release her books to be sold on Kindle because books are meant to be held, they are meant to have a weight and a smell. They are meant to be enjoyed, and sit on bookshelves as trophies, proving that we have learned something. If we lose the written word, how do we communicate with the future generations? How do we learn from the past? The written word is the key to everything, as communication is how we evolve.
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The photo of Geneva Tisdale is also one of my favorites. I agree with you that she does look like she is ready to fight and has this fierce look in her eyes. If you look closely at her arm you can see that she has a scar. Also during the time of the sit-ins, she was pregnant and her posture in the picture shows that because she is leaning against the counter. Tisdale is an important part of the sit-in movement in the South. This photo of Tisdale behind the lunch counter is a central part of the profile.
ReplyDeleteI too prefer hard copies of literature, music, games to digital copies. For me, it is the feel of the hard cover, the plastic shrinkwrap, and the new game smell.
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