Sheriff Moser wants the black march called off, but organizers refuse because they believe things will not change if they do not march. 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. 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. (p.208) "I am," Luvenia called back to him. Lizzy says her goodbyes to everyone and Saran says, "If you get caught, act like you ain't right in the head". "I am"(p.208). (pensar / jugar), purifiedsterncustomsbadefastingsummoned\begin{matrix} Tommy participates in a march, but it goes all wrong when the KKK come in and do a demonstration. Myers begins the story of the Lewis family in Africa in 1753 with the capture of 11-year-old Muhammad Bilal, who is shackled and put on a ship bound for America. Old man Turner leaves the Lewis place on his covered surrey, and Grandpa Moses says, "Serves him right. Luvenia drowns in despair when she realizes that she lost her job because of Florenz's lie. The glory field section 2 summary. I think the people he works with, Miss Robbins and Jed, are pretty nice to him. Joshua tells Lizzy that she must leave with him and Lem or they will have to kill Joe. You look like you're fixing to fight or something!"(p.199). 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. The son is named Richard Lewis, after Elijah's father. The Glory Field Section 3: May 1930 Reading Check Why does Luvenia want to stay in Chicago? Sheriff Glover realizes that what they are doing is very dangerous and he threatens the boys with a gun to turn around. She tells him that the white hospital won't accept her, and that she has to drive her to the black hospital, all the way around town. Lem and Lizzy keep going, but they hear patrollers and their hounds looking for them. Lizzy has married Lems brother, Richard, and they have a son named Elijah who works the land. In the morning, Lizzy is given work cleaning the boots of white officers and packing wagons while Lem becomes a soldier. In the local paper, The Gazette, the credit for the rescue was given to Sheriff Glover and there was no mention of it to Elijah and Abby. The Glory Field, published in 1994, is the story of an African-American family's journey from slavery towards equality. Lizzy is allowed to go back to the quarters and say good-bye. Hamlin Turner, David's wealthy father, offers 35 dollars for someone to find David. Luvenia respects Florenz, who carries on with the life of which she dreams, yet their relationship is uneven. What does Luvenia need in order to get a loan from the back? Lizzy knows nothing of the world outside the paths and cabins of the great plantation and her adventure begins under the cover of night. Luvenia is a young African-American girl who wants something more for her life. Luvenia is sixteen years old. He suffers on the slave ship because he is shackled to the ship. Luvenia like Florenz "despite the older girl's annoying explanations of why 'the coloreds,' were inferior to whitesthere was a real vitality to her, a kind of bubbly air that Luvenia had always liked"(p.174). The Glory Field Luvenia Lewis like comment share Summary Luvenia Lewis was probably the most impacted by her setting. What time is the Citizens Council going to be at the march? What does Luvenia need in order to get a loan from the bank? The party was a hit and Luvenia enjoyed herself more that she had expected. Grandpa Moses puts in his two cents worth and says that Foster is out on that little island near the key. Mr. Turner stops by the gathering and tells Saran that he does not know where his son is. They caught him after the march and beat him up bad. She plays amplified cello. The Klan would ride at night and terrorize the blacks just because they thought that a black had been disrespectful to the whites, or not working hard enough if they were on farms that were sharecropping farms. The sheriff tells Elijah and Abby they will only get half of the reward money. Elijah gets ready to take little David to the boat, and Sheriff Glover threatens Elijah with death if he leaves with him. What will become of me? For the last several years, Elijah Lewis has been obsessed with keeping the Glory (read more from the Part IV: Chicago 1930 Summary). Malcolm and his drug-addicted cousin, Shep, are given money to fly to the Glory Field. To help with expenses, Richard moves to Georgia with Lizzy to work in pulp factories. The late Walter Dean Myers was the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. The whole time Elijah was in Chicago he had been working and "every spare dollar went to Curry, holding the Lewis family together even when white females in the area failed. With Luvenias help, Florenz lies to her father about Luvenia being sick and pregnant. Lem is found and brought back, then taken off by whites who tie him to a tree overnight so he will reveal where Joshua is. Elijah marries Goldie in Chicago, where they have two children, Richard and Luvenia. Luvenia Lewis Introduced in the 1930 segment, Luvenia Lewis is the daughter of Elijah Lewis and Goldie Paige. Luvenia sings in the choir and performs an impressive solo. Chase tells him that if he does not demonstrate or get into any trouble, the governor should approve his application. Skeeter had gotten bit by a rattle snake and he needed someone to take him to the hospital because his parents were up in North Carolina. The African American Lewis family works hard to keep their land. 24 . We learn that Shep and Malcolm used to be good friends, but they aren't anymore and he has a problem. Luvenia dreams of being a teacher and knows she is intelligent enough to go to college. To help his grandparents pay taxes on the land. Florenz gets Luvenia to leave them with the offer of money so that she and Katie can be left alone with the young men. 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. "(p.147). The glory field luvenia summary. Instead, Florenz, Katie, and Luvenia take a joy ride around town. "It's nice being around white folks" (p.230), his dad said, but "what was not said, was what Tommy knew was on his father's mind, was that it could also be dangerous being around white folks" (p.230). Luvenia speaks to her godmother, Miss Etta, about attending college. The ones she leaves behind rely on their faith and the power of their love for Lizzy to see her through to safety and freedom. Malcolm believes he will use the cash for drugs, but after Shep shows him where he is stayingthe East Harlem Restoration Center, a homeless shelterand agrees to go with him the next day, Malcolm gives him the money. Grandma Dolly sees her leave and tries to warn her of the dangers of her actions, but Lizzy still goes, taking water with her. It was the day of the All City basketball Tournament at Curry High School. However, it is also apparent that Luvenia asks Malcolm to do this so that he can learn something too. The Glory Field 1930 Chicago p.172-182 Luvenia knew that Florenz never got up before ten, she would often have her friend, Katie Hornung come over and they would have a lunch together in the parlor and talk. At the main house, Jenniewho married Tommy and had a daughter with him before he died fighting in Vietnamgets them settled. The saga of the captive Lewis family begins on the Live Oaks plantation in 1864. He is the same age as Malcolm, but the pair are polar opposites. While holding Joe down, Joshua tells Lizzy to pick up the rifle. . Luvenia decides to go the Deets' house to "clean it real good and then talk to [Mrs. Deets] about what the bank said"(p.164). The Lewis' received eight acres of land from the Yankee soldiers when they assigned plots of land to the former slaves. Star players are Colm Tuathail, Gabriel Lapierre, and Loc Maon- They talk to him nicely. Old man Turner and Grandma Saran make small talk and old man Turner asks if Grandma Saran hasn't seen Foster. Tommy is later released and his family and friends praise his actions. She plans to attend college using the money she makes as a live-in servant and hairdresser. The whites offer the blacks the North Star in one hand, but have the whip in the other. Elijah, Lizzy and Richard's son is out contemplating life while ploughing the fields with Sukey, the old mule. "The partywas something that you had to come to at the end of the day of bone-crushing work, of frustration, of despairthat for a few hours the partywould be wonderful"(p.206). Malcolm holds auditions for String Theory, and a Chinese girl, Jenn Po, auditions. Tommy asked" (p.258). purifiedbadesternfastingcustomssummoned. When they encounter difficulties, the sheriff pulls a gun on them and tells them to go back. Later, two white menFrank Petty and his uncle J. D. Pettywant to borrow the boat that Elijah and Abby own. She intends to go to school utilizing the cash she makes as a live-in worker and beautician. It is now April 1990. She thought of Florenz and Katie and contemplated how they would never understand it. The balding white man turned slowly, lifted his hands upward, and exhaled deeply. Elijah calls out to David many times and he almost gives up hope of finding him when he hears a faint cry for help, "Help!" The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers is the story of an African-American family. Luvenia wants Miss Etta, her best friend and her godmother, to write to her father to make him understand her wishes to stay in Chicago. Old man Turner and all the men discuss the risks of going out in the storm to look for little David and Foster., and he eventually offers 25 dollars to the man who can rescue little David. During her an early conversation with Ms. Etta, Luvenia tells her that she might want to pursue what profession? Muhammad is eleven years old when he is captured by slave catchers. Tommy brings the shackles and chains that his ancestor, Muhammad, wore when brought from Africa. When Elijah and Sheriff Glover start searching the island, Elijah goes one way and Sheriff Glover goes the other way. Malcolm finds Shep there, but Shep is not interested in going to the reunion. 209-290). Luvenia went to church with Miss Etta. : "Elijah saw Sheriff Glover walking with Hamlin Turner. "I said turn back, boy!" 291-368). Luvenia works as a part-time live-in maid for the Deets family, who are white. The reverend is concerned that the Ku Klux Klan, also known as the White Citizens Council, has announced they are having a demonstration in Johnson City on the same day as the previously announced march planned by local black citizens. I think Tommy is really happy about going to college. While Malcolm sees his family as a source of love and support, Shep is a drug addict who thinks he cannot live up to the high standards of the Lewis family. While waiting, Tommy tells his father that he thinks he can handle college, and his father sees his attendance there as progress for blacks in the community. Elijah looked to his left and saw the boy's thin arm swinging over his head"(p.116). She tells Luvenia that she is going to tell her father that Luvenia is sick and that she needs to be taken across town to the colored doctor's. On arriving at the Glory Field, Malcolm joins his family in bringing in the last of the crop of sweet potatoes. The importance of his ancestors and his family finally dawns on him. Luvenia enjoyed the drive and the looks that they got from different people. Off the Coast of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Florenz devises a plan to be able to drive the car around town and requests for Luvenia's permission. One of the nurses came out to tell Tommy and his dad that they could see Skeeter. Nevertheless, Elijah negotiates a $35 reward with Mr. Turner, but must deal with the resentful attitude from the whites present. Three decades after the American Civil War ends, Freedom. Even though Sheriff Glover doesn't know where Foster and little David are, he goes out on the boat with Elijah and Abby too. Tommy's dad is ok with the idea of Tommy going. As he packs for the trip, he reflects on how his aunts company and some Johnson City Lewises are putting up money to turn the Lewis land on Curry Island into a resort. She doesn't consider the suggestions for Luvenia, who at that point loses her employment. "They just weren't her friends, and they did not know about her life or about the life of any Negro"(p.187). Tommy is talking to his parents about the talk he had with Mr. Chase about going to a white college. Indicate which character says each of these lines. Are they dead? When Mr. Chase called to speak to Tommy, I felt excited because I wanted to know if Tommy could go to college for sure. The first part of the story tells of Muhammad Bilal, who is also called Hammad by his descendants (though he doesn't know it!). The Glory Field, published in 1994, is the story of an African-American familys journey from slavery towards equality. "If you get back in a short while, I won't kill himIf you don't, I'm going to have to break his neck"(47). These concept words all help to describe the elaborate ceremonies and rituals that John's people have created. During the gig, Malcolm remembers Planter, who recently died. Abby thinks Elijah is "too hot-blooded. Malcolm Lewis, fifteen-years-old, is the main protagonist in the book's final portion. "He used to say they keep us in between the whip and the North Star. They beat up Skeeter so bad that he had to be taken to the hospital. They were not white. On the bus, Shep throws up and they are kicked out of the bus and have to ride in the back of a semi truck where they could barely even breathe. When I found out that he could go, I was really happy because now Tommy has a chance to get a good education. This Study Guide consists of approximately 46pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - When she finally woke up she "sat up and, taking the bible Mrs. Deets had left in her room, read from Leviticus"(p.171). Shep is a drug addict and Luvenia believes the journey may help him recover. All the main characters in the book make important decisions that change their lives forever. The narrative starts as Luvenia is doing Miss Etta Pinckneys hair and complaining about a recent letter she received from her father. Beginning with the capture and enslavement of young Muhammad Bilal in 1753, The Glory Field journeys from the shores of West Africa to Curry Island, South Carolina. Later, John mentions that he "asked for and received purification" before his solo journey. Dr. Calloway thinks he may lose his eye. She is related to the Lewises by marriage (the slaves take the last name of their owner). Florenz discloses to her dad that Luvenia is pregnant, basically so she can have utilization of his vehicle. He does not think too much about life, the past, and what it means to be a part of the Lewis family. They would go out fishing every time they had a chance, and even on Sunday sometimes and catch some fish and sell it when Grandma Saran was at her sister's house in Johnson City because Saran did not approve of them working on the Sabbath day. August 1994, Harlem, New York As he labors, Sheriff Glover warns Elijahs family that some men, including Petty, are coming that night to whip Elijah. It follows six young members of that familyat different times in American history. Elijah and Abby go to get the Pele Queen and bring it around and Sheriff Glover met the boat. Lem, who died in the Civil War, has a grave there, although his body is really buried under Glory Field. Question 12. There, he not only meets the rest of the family, but also Robert (Planter) Lewis, Tommy's father. Miss Robins believes that people are of different races because they are "a certain way", but that doesn't mean that one race is better than the other. "(p.75) Elijah was worried about his grandma and grandpa. In 1930s Chicago, the height of the Great Migration, Elijahs sixteen-year-old daughter Luvenia does not want to move back to Curry Island to work the Glory Field as her father did. Elijah and Goldie have wed and now have a son and a daughter. Because Robert takes him to a white hospital, he and Tommy must wait outside while Skeeter receives treatment. The Lewis family gathers at the African burial ground on their plot of land at the Live Oaks Plantation. The storm was howling and they had a rough time rowing back to the mainland. Curry won it's first All City Tournament. (p.92) The boys are kicked out and ride in the back of a truck (which is transporting tannery products) to the Glory Field. She dreams of being a teacher and knows that she is intelligent enough. Miss Etta tells Luvenia that a black woman losing her job isn't anything, and that she can just start up again. The Glory Fields final story takes place in Harlem, New York. Elijah has a friend Abby, and Abby wants to go start a fishing business with Elijah instead of farming. 30 seconds. Luvenia is living in the time where blacks were not considered equal to other races. Luvenia is still upset and "somehow stopped the urge to scream"(p.192). In the Epilogue, the shackles bought by Planter at the auction are passed on to Malcolm, following Planter's death. Saran, Moses wife, believes that Joshua is chasing his freedom dream north.. 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. She couldn't see Lem, and she heard sounds in the distance that sounded like booms. Abby and Elijah traded some firewood for an old boat that Grandpa Moses helped to fix up. Before he leaves, Goldie promises not to marry anyone else. No, no se lo _____ (servir) a la chica. He is drafted in the Vietnam War and dies while serving. Lem, however, gets caught and is dragged back and tied to a tree. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Jenn adds a new dimension to the group, although the group members are unsure of their future because they are going to different colleges.