1. The title of the book is called Home written by Toni Morrison.2. Home is about a Korean War veteran named Frank Money who must save his sister from death. The story begins with Frank describing a scene from his childhood with his sister. They were in a field with horses, he describes the horses as beautiful and brutal, but on the other side some men were burying a dead African American in a hole. When Frank becomes an adult, he is soon admitted to a psychiatric hospital following his time in the war. Frank soon receives a letter stating that his sister was in danger and might die if he did not hurry to save her. Then he remembers that his family was evicted and was unable to take possession of any property. Frank then escapes from the hospital rampart on his way to save his sister from the mysterious person. On his way Frank Money meets many different people who offer him their help because he is not rich. Frank travels to Atlanta to continue the search for his sister, but is attacked by a gang of thugs, who steal his wallet and hit him with a pipe. After trying to find her sister, she discovers that her sister is an experimental patient of Dr. Beau, a doctor who has conducted experiments on black civilians. After Frank saves his sister, he takes her to some friends to help her recover from the experiments. While there, his sister begins making a quilt while he recovers, which they eventually lay over the bones of the man, who was lynched, when they were children. They nailed a sign to the tree as a mark of respect indicating that someone was buried there under the tree. Finally, after putting up the sign, Frank looks at the tree for a while thinking about everything that happened, then his sister Cee comes over and tells him that “…middle of paper…officials . The reverend helps Frank, giving him money in addition to shoes, because he was barefoot. The good Samaritans also help Frank by providing him with lavish clothes and bus tickets to take him to his next destination. These smaller resolutions allowed Frank to realize the larger resolution to find his sister.10. The house is linked to this increase in freedoms for African American citizens in the United States, when they were becoming working citizens instead of slaves, they were allowed to join the military and in other institutions.This story reflects the American dream by showing that you have to believe in yourself to achieve the goals or tasks you set for yourself.The importance of home and family play an important role because Frank would stop at nothing just to recover his sister and return home.
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