1941 - Is This a New Begining?

The people of the Bottom are filled with joy!

The news of the death of Sula was everything the Bottom wanted to hear. Having her away for good, and not bringing fear upon people, or even having to worry about bad luck being brought upon one.






Although this was the best of news, they still haven't forgot about the promising jobs for them; to work at the tunnel.

 This tunnel had all the rumor of blacks to work in it. That rumor was just forgotten for about three years, but it came back just as strong a promise for the people in need. This was a major job opportunity that no one was going to turn down, and they all really have their hopes high to get it. 

Unexpectedly


Winter surprises them.

With late harvesting canceled. A lot of things were different since the frost came in. Everybody stayed inside now, the only time people came out were to go next door to maybe trade foods.
Now the people of the Bottom aren't even getting their hopes up too high to become a tunnel worker. I feel like now that Sula is gone, the people of the Bottom still have yet to get rid of the bad situations. Like now, they thought since Sula left, they wouldn't have to worry about being afraid anymore. They thought good was about to come to them, like the rumor about the job working in the tunnel. The frost messed that hope all up!

Now I really feel sorry for those guys...because they found out that the jobs promised to them have been denied.

Here comes New Years!

 

So the new year is finally here. Which is also the night before National Suicide Day! Shadrack is now feeling sad, I think he is more depressed because he knows how lonely his life is. The crazy thing to me is, Shadrack only had one visitor to ever come to his home. This special one time visitor is Sula. Shadrack seems to want to hold memories of her visit. Maybe this makes him feel better to know at least somebody came to see him.


Shockingly, the next day...on Shadrack's day(National Suicide Day), he doesn't even want to come out. I think he feels bad for Sula's death, he told Sula "always" and now he sees that there is no always.