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. They beat up Skeeter so bad that he had to be taken to the hospital. The three are off in the Pele Queen to find little David. While holding Joe down, Joshua tells Lizzy to pick up the rifle. She is doing Miss Etta Pinckney's hair. Luvenia sings in the choir and performs an impressive solo. (p.225). 1914). Florenz phones her father and ends up telling him !! " The doctor eventually comes out and tells them that Skeeter will recover, but must stay in the hospital overnight. They caught him after the march and beat him up bad. His dream about playing with his band, String Theory, is interrupted by a call from his great-aunt Luvenia, who has become a successful businesswoman selling cosmetics and beauty supplies for African Americans and Hispanics. He is drafted in the Vietnam War and dies while serving. Sheriff Moser wants the black march called off, but organizers refuse because they believe things will not change if they do not march. Elijah was their banktheir emergency fund"(p.150). By passing on the shackles worn by Muhammad, Planter wants future generations of the Lewis family to remember their ancestors and what they have overcome. Luvenia works as a part-time live-in maid for the Deets family, who are white. Old man Turner doesn't ask about David, and Grandma Saran didn't want to ask about him even though she suspected that it was David that old man Foster was looking for. Luvenia writes a letter to her parents in Curry assuring them that she will make them proud. She escapes to Miss Etta's house to seek comfort, only to learn that Sister Stovall, a woman that Miss. Florenz promises to talk to her father about the loan for Luvenia in return. Lizzy gets a change of clothing, and Saran tells her to go with Joshua and Lem. The trucker drops them outside Johnson City and the pair feel better in fresh air. On the third day, Shep gets sick and Jennie, who is a doctor, helps take care of him. The next morning, Tommy attends Sheriff Mosers news conference instead of going to school. Moses is the great-grandson of Muhammad. When Elijah and Sheriff Glover start searching the island, Elijah goes one way and Sheriff Glover goes the other way. He also works at Mahogany Beauty Products, his great-aunt Luvenias cosmetics chain. Miss Julia and Lizzy drink tea and Miss Julia sweet talks Lizzy even telling her that one day she is going to buy Lizzy from her father and set her free so that they can walk hand and hand in pretty dresses in Johnson City. "(p.46) Lizzy begs Joshua not to shoot Mister Joe Haynes too. Le _____ (servir) yo los espaguetis a la chica? There, Skeeter has been brought after being beaten badly by some whites for participating in the black march. The plan succeeds, and Luvenia, Florenz, and Katie drive to the park, where they meet Tom, who Florenz and Katie know. For the last several years, Elijah Lewis has been obsessed with keeping the Glory (read more from the Part IV: Chicago 1930 Summary). Curry wins the tournament because of Tommys play at the end of the game. Grandpa Moses was carving on a piece of driftwood"(p.123). Where does Luvenia wants to go to college? A young woman named Luvenia Lewis lives in Chicago in the 1920s. Mrs. Deets says, "And why would you be interested in college?It doesn't workYou are a maid. Luvenia dreams of going to the University of Chicago, but needs to have a steady income of 11 dollars a week for 4 years to be able to get a loan. The Lewis family is enjoying the picnic when old man Turner shows up looking for little David. During her an early conversation with Ms. Etta, Luvenia tells her that she might want to pursue what profession? After his death, the shackles were sent to Malcolm as Planter arranged. 'A Negro who can do anything that he wants to do,' Luvenia said.(p.175). The first part of the story tells of Muhammad Bilal, who is also called Hammad by his descendants (though he doesn't know it!). Florenz spots some young men that her and Katie know and they drive over to the young men. She is probably fourteen. When Lizzy returns to slave quarters, she does not believe the words of Grandma Dolly (Moses mother), who tells her that Julia is using her. It is now April 1990. After going home and stopping at Miss Ettas, Luvenia returns to the Deetss home that night. When Elijah is in town a few days later, he visits Mr. Turner, who gives him the $35 he promised. "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). Joshua gets Mister Joe Haynes pinned to the ground, and Mister Joe Haynes begs for his life. When I found out that he could go, I was really happy because now Tommy has a chance to get a good education. The balding white man turned slowly, lifted his hands upward, and exhaled deeply. 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. Later, Malcolm learns that his great-aunt made reservations for them to take a plane at 2:30 PM out of LaGuardia Airport. Tommy died in Vietnam. What is the name of the Deets' daughter? She went to the bank to get a loan to go to school, but the bank manager told her she needed a letter of guarantee that she will have a job until she pays back all of the money. It is August 1994 in Harlem, New York. Like the others, he suffers from pain and thirst, and longs for the end of the journey. Elijah and Abby go to get the Pele Queen and bring it around and Sheriff Glover met the boat. When the sheriff says that there were no injuries as a result of yesterdays march, Tommy shackles himself to the sheriff with the chains. Muhammad is eleven years old when he is captured by slave catchers. "Sheriff Glover unsnapped the leather flap on his holster, pulled the long-barrel revolver from its nesting place, and pointed it at Abby. This Study Guide consists of approximately 46pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - What will become of me? When Luvenia arrived home there was a telegram waiting for her that read, "YOUR SERVICES WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED -JOHN DEETS."(p.188). They decide that the sounds must be coming from the fighting of the civil war, and that they have to keep moving because Mister Joe Haynes and the dogs are probably after them. The parts with the names of the section summarize the entire section while the ones with page numbers summarize that clump of pages. Crying, she approaches Miss Etta, who completely ignores her and continues to talk about a yellow woman whose coffin split. There are many examples of bravery in the book, but three character stand out. What is the plot of the Glory Field? Luvenia talks to Florenz and Katie about a book by Dr. Du Bois and articles by Mr. Locke on the new negro. " Following the end of the Civil War, the Lewis family has been given eight acres of land next to the Live Oaks plantation. Elijah turns them down, and the tense situation ends only when others on the beach, both black and white, come over. Luvenia worked for a man named Mr. Deets as his family's maid. Distraught, she goes to Miss Ettas place. Proud and determined, she wants to become a student at the University of Chicago and follow her dream of becoming a teacher. Tommy is a teenager during one of the most volatile times in American history: the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960s. (p.208) "I am," Luvenia called back to him. In the Epilogue, the shackles bought by Planter at the auction are passed on to Malcolm, following Planter's death. The Deets family has a daughter, Florenz Deets who is about Luvenia's age and when " 'I clean her room I look at her books. Luvenia is a young African-American girl who wants something more for her life. "I still don't see how can go to college if you don't finish high school, his mother said" (p.223). Luvenia is doing her Godmother Miss Etta's hair and talks about her reasons for staying in Chicago. Beginning with the capture and enslavement of young Muhammad Bilal in 1753, The Glory Field journeys from. Hamlin Turner, David's wealthy father, offers 35 dollars for someone to find David. At the gathering afterward, Elijah flirts with Goldie, a girl he thinks he wants to marry. They finally make it and the Lewis family is waiting along with Old man Turner. Off the Coast of Sierra Leone, West Africa. The Lewis' received eight acres of land from the Yankee soldiers when they assigned plots of land to the former slaves. (p.111) The boys stare Sheriff Glover down and Sheriff Glover puts his gun away. help you understand the book. His great-aunt Luvenia asks Malcolm to find Shep and take him to the reunion in the hope that the journey may help Shep recover. He plays the saxophone and the alto-flute. On Sunday, Moses consecrates the burial ground behind the church the Lewises and others have built. Luvenia was busy doing chores to get them done because Florenz had invited her to drink tea with them. Her main goal (in the story) was to get into a college and start a barber shop. Luvenia enjoyed the drive and the looks that they got from different people. There, the sheriff announces a meeting between blacks, business leaders, and White Citizens Council leaders. I felt worried when Tommy saw a couple of Klan men because if they saw Tommy, they could come over to him and try to bother him. 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. Florenz gets her way and says, " 'Ladies shall we go?' The sixteen-year-old Luvenia does not want to move back to Curry Island and work Glory Field the way her father did. The first part of the story tells of Muhammad Bilal, who is also called Hammad by his descendants (though he doesn't know it!). January 1964, Johnson City, South Carolina Luvenia walked all the way home. At the bottom of this blog read a summary of the novel, The Glory Field. \text{bade} & \text{fasting} & \text{summoned}\\ What other words in the selection connect to this concept? Shep uses the money on drugs, so the two of them have to take a bus to get to Curry. At the main house, Jenniewho married Tommy and had a daughter with him before he died fighting in Vietnamgets them settled. Abby also wants to get a guitar to play ragtime music which the elders don't agree with. As an enslaved worker, Muhammad labors on the land that will eventually become the Glory Field. Three decades after the American Civil War ends, it is Lizzy's son, Elijah Lewis, who must next flee Curry Island in fear for his life. Luvenia is shocked and confused when she hears Florenz say that. Nook Published April 20, 2011 Book details & editions 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. I wonder who is going to pay for the applications, is Mr. Chase? Etta Pinckney is Goldie Lewis' best friend and now she is Luvenia's best friend. The reason he was beaten up was because he was white but he was marching in a black march. " Luvenia is convinced she will get into a college, even though many of the people she meets doubt it. Long as we sitting there turning our heads which way and thatIf they can't turn your head, they can't turn you at all"(p.37). After dropping anchor offshore, Abby stays with the boat while Elijah and Sheriff Glover go ashore. With Luvenias help, Florenz lies to her father about Luvenia being sick and pregnant. Later on in the night, Skeeter Jackson came to Tommy's house. After the game, Coach Smith introduces Tommy to Leonard Chase, a white man who once played at Johnson City State. The glory field 1964 summary. During the first day of their journey, they hide in trees, but they find Joshua is gone when they wake up at night to resume walking. She is doing Miss Etta Pinckney's hair. (pg. Abby says he has an idea too, but Elijah says that if it has anything to do with ragtime music, then Abby should forget about it. Free shipping for many products! "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). The Glory Field, by Walter Dean Myers, is a story about an African American family, the Lewis family, through different generations. "(p.147). This character's section is based during May of 1930. Muhammad is shackled and forced onto a slave ship. That night, Tommy goes to work at the Clarks Five-and-Dime. Katie is in admiration of Luvenia and she hugs Luvenia. When Sheriff Moser tells Tommy to unshackle him as this is an "illegal demonstration", Tommy tells him that when his ancestor was sent to America to be a slave, they shackled him with these shackles. March 1864. Because Robert takes him to a white hospital, he and Tommy must wait outside while Skeeter receives treatment. Florenz knows her father will not probe into the situation, as he is "old-fashioned" and does not inquire about the "female trouble". He asks himself some questions. She had one where a car kept running over Precious, Mrs. Deet's dog no matter how she tried to protect Precious. It follows six young members of that familyat different times in American history. After the war the family receives the Glory Field as their own farm. Even her father understands, and he admits in a letter that he might have to again live in Chicago part-time to pay for the support of Glory Field. A stunning novel about the perseverance and courage of one African-American family from the author of the award-winning Somewhere in the Darkness (1992). . The North Star representing freedom and the whip representing the south and slavery. Luvenia Lewis was born in 1914 in Chicago, Illinois. (pensar / jugar), purifiedsterncustomsbadefastingsummoned\begin{matrix} Elijah and Goldie want Luvenia to join them at the Glory Field. The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers is the story of an African-American family. "(p.90) The family talks to Lizzy about being in the north and how the white folks treated the blacks up north. In 1753, 10-year-old Muhammad is chained in the hold of a slave ship. Curry Island, South Carolina, Muhammad becomes a slave at Live Oaks, and is one of the first slaves bought by the Lewis family to work their plantation. Lizzy gets whipped until her clothing is shredded. Elijah tells Abby his idea of telling Mr. Turner that he will find little David if he lends the money for the taxes to Grandpa Moses and Grandma Saran. Luvenia went to church with Miss Etta. Elijah and Goldie have returned to the Glory Field with their son and want Luvenia to join them, but Luvenia wants to stay in Chicago. But Florenz has other plans that " 'She thinks [is ] a crisis' "(p.178). Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis, The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions. Luvenia is in the choir and she sings a solo at church. Are they dead? A pipe broke in the store and the plumber isn't anywhere to be found, so when Tommy comes in, Miss Robbins is mopping the water and Jed is trying to fix the pipe without any luck. You look like you're fixing to fight or something!"(p.199). Luvenia contemplates how and what she will say to Florenz. Elijah's proud and determined daughter Luvenia chooses to make a life for herself in Chicago in the 1930s. Saran, Moses wife, believes that Joshua is chasing his freedom dream north.. Miss Etta tells her losing a job is not a bad thing and distracts Luvenia by sending her to a funeral. "Oh, man, the pain is something else" (p.226). The next day, Luvenia plans on asking for the help of Florenz Deets, a seventeen-year-old who attends the University of Chicago. Lizzy accepts. . Lizzy is forced to leave the plantation at night, after telling her family what happened. Elijah carries David to the boat, then comes back to help the sheriff with Foster. Luvenia is worried that she will get in trouble, but Florenz assures her that she won't. In 1864 13-year-old Lizzie escapes from slavery. 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. Later, Malcolm sees a note that Jenn Chen Po is coming for an audition for his band. As Lizzy walks in the night, she remembers seeing another slave named Bill whipped and does not want to suffer the same fate. Elijah's proud and determined daughter Luvenia chooses to make a life for herself in Chicago in the 1930s. Luvenia "felt for a long time, that there were two distinct kind of coloured people in Chicagocountry type peoplethe other kind of coloured people, the kind that usually referred to themselves as 'Negroes' and spoke as proper as white people, and sometimes even more proper(p.153). To help his grandparents pay taxes on the land. Later, John mentions that he "asked for and received purification" before his solo journey. As she helps him, she feels the pain of the whip wielded by Joe Haynes. The storm was howling and they had a rough time rowing back to the mainland. By 1930, Elijah and Goldie are married. It is August 1994. Skeeter was bitten by a rattlesnake while shooting hoops after the game. The late Walter Dean Myers was the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. They were not white. He does not think too much about life, the past, and what it means to be a part of the Lewis family. They name their land Glory Field. They have two children: Richard (b. Malcolm Lewis, fifteen-years-old, is the main protagonist in the book's final portion. Dr. Calloway thinks he may lose his eye. And Grandma Saran says, "It don't hurt to make believe you were awake when you went to church this morning" (p.93). S, ____selo (servir). The sheriff gets them to tone it down, but they still make their statement in front of television crews. "But don't kill me. There is to be a family reunion at the Glory Field. When Luvenia arrives back to the Deets' house on Sunday she talks to Mrs. about Mr. Deets signing the guarantee so that she can go to college. I was happy because now she can become a doctor. Miss Etta is Luvenia's godmother. The cry was weak, but it was clear. Luvenia works for the Deets family, which comprises of Mr. Deets, Mrs. Deets, Florenz Deets, and Precious (dog). While Florenz is unaware of this fact, Luvenia secretly reads Florenz's textbook for a while, and is able to answer all the review questions at the end of the chapter. Later that night, Jennie comes into Tommys room and tells him that she has been offered a scholarship to attend Meharry Medical College and she will become a doctor. She sends Elijah and his male cousin Abby to look for David on the water, as it is believed Mr. Foster took him fishing on a nearby island. The bus trip is not very pleasant, as Shep throws up. It follows six young members of that family at different times in American history. This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion. 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. 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. Lem and Lizzy keep going, but they hear patrollers and their hounds looking for them. Once they got to the reunion, Malcolm has to work in the fields because the Lewises need to get the sweet potatoes out of the ground before they turn the Glory Field into a resort. She plans to attend college using the money she makes as a live-in servant and hairdresser. (p.92) Everybody at Lizzy's house are frantic because they know that Lizzy has to get going to meet Lem and Joshua. He wants a part of the rescue money! Luvenia still has hope of getting her old job back and back home Miss Etta asks her boyfriend, Mr Harrison if Luvenina can use the phone in the basement. She also tries to get a bank loan so she can cover college expenses. A basketball star with good grades at Curry High School, Tommy impresses all those present at the All-City Tournament. 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. Their tradition, their story as a part of America, begins with a pair of heavy iron shackles. This Sunday labor is required in part because Joshua (the brother of elder slave Moses) and Moses son Lem have run away, and white patrollers are after them. The glory field chapter summary. In 1864, fourteen year-old Lizzy must leave Live Oaks and the people she loves after she is beaten by a merciless overseer. The truck driver leaves them out of Johnson City and the two feel . Jed and Miss Robbins emphasize that the races should stay separate, not mix, and remain in their own place. July 1753, off the coast of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Hamlin!Where's David?' In The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers, Luvenia changes from having a job to losing it and having to deal with all the difficulties that follow. The saga of the captive Lewis family begins on the Live Oaks plantation in 1864. Luvenia's brother, Richard, returns to Curry Island willingly. Out of nowhere, Florenz and her friend, Katie Hornung, decide that they want to drive Mr. Deets' old car (the Ford) around, because, after all, he takes only the new car to work (the Oldsmobile), and the Ford sits there gathering dust. Who does Luvenia ask to help convince her father to let stay in Chicago? Florenz goes to the University of Chicago, and Luvenia longs to go there too. Malcolm realizes he is a part of something special, strong and unbreakable. Tommy is later released and his family and friends praise his actions. The land is called The Glory Field in celebration of the family's triumph over slavery and the strength of their love for one another. Luvenia is unhappy and upset about the deceit, especially about the lie added by Florenz about Luvenia being pregnant and what it implies about her. Tommy has a job at Clark's Five-and-Dime. All the slaves are made to work on a Sunday, harvesting sweet potatoes under the watchful eye of overseer Joey Haynes. These concept words all help to describe the elaborate ceremonies and rituals that John's people have created. "We don't never get no credit." Like the other slaves, Lizzy hopes that Lem is not seriously hurt, and in the middle of the night she goes to the tree where he is tied. Early the next morning, Tommy rides his bike to Johnson City and watches the White Citizens Council set up their demonstration. There, he not only meets the rest of the family, but also Robert (Planter) Lewis, Tommy's father. 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. He suffers on the slave ship because he is shackled to the ship. To help with expenses, Richard moves to Georgia with Lizzy to work in pulp factories. Once I read a chapter in her history book and at the end there were these questions and I answered every one of them.' It was Elijah's dream to return to the Glory Field. The bank has told Luvenia that if she has guaranteed employment, she will be approved. Mrs. Deets dismisses her desire to go to school. Luvenia needs money to go to University. He is afraid because he does not know what his future holds. Tommy Lewis plays basketball for Curry High School and he is the star player of the team. " Miss Etta hosts a rent party for Luvenia. 291-368). Miss Etta seemed indifferent to the situation and said, " 'Girl, a black woman losing a job ain't no big thing!'"(p.191). It was a hard time for all. The Glory Fields final story takes place in Harlem, New York. 22 Who is Malcolm's great grandfather the glory field? Malcolm plays his music with Planter in his heart. Two of the slaves, Joshua and Lem, run away. Elijah gets ready to take little David to the boat, and Sheriff Glover threatens Elijah with death if he leaves with him. 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. Myers has received two Newbery Honor medals, five Coretta Scott King Author Book Awards, and three National Book Award Finalist citations. Luvenia is having a hard time finding a job that suits her and Katie even tries to find her a position, but Luvenia turns it down. Bobby Joe is given a pistol. "They just weren't her friends, and they did not know about her life or about the life of any Negro"(p.187). Sheriff Glover also volunteers to go with Elijah and Abby, so they head off. Luvenia is living in the time where blacks were not considered equal to other races. Luvenia later starts a hair-styling business on her own. Luvenia has dreams of one day attending the University of Chicago. "(p.75) Elijah was worried about his grandma and grandpa. I wonder why Mr. Chase said "And don't worry about the money for the application. In 1920s Chicago, Luvenia began to notice a pattern with all the Abby and Elijah traded some firewood for an old boat that Grandpa Moses helped to fix up. "(p.182). The movie Glory is about a story within a historical event, which is known as the civil war. Lem, however, gets caught and is dragged back and tied to a tree. "I might have to marry you quicker than I planned," said Elijah. Saran tells Elijah to tend to the cemetery once a week. Johnson City, South Carolina. At a press conference, he shackles himself to Sheriff Moser, a sheriff who does not allow protests in Johnson City. "(p.176). Malcolm finds Shep there, but Shep is not interested in going to the reunion. 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