Thursday 21 June 2012

What did the men from the county do to offend Granny in the story "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird"?

Granny is
offended by the men from the county in Blues Aint No Mockingbird by . The first mistake the
men make is filming Grannys property without her permission. They hid in the trees surrounding
the property while filming as the children played in the yard and Granny worked on her Christmas
cakes. When the men from the county entered the property, they continued to film and patronized
Granny by calling her Aunty. They did not greet her, instead they spoke about the nice
things on her property, which angered Granny.

Nice
things here, said the man, buzzin his camera over the yard. The pecan barrels, the sled, me and
Cathy, the flowers, the printed stones along the driveway, the trees, the twins, the
toolshed.

I dont know about the thing, the it, and the stuff,
said

Granny, still talkin with her eyebrows. Just people here is what I
tend to consider."

Being an independent woman, she
did not appreciate their arrogant intrusion into her private family life. They picked the wrong
woman to speak about food stamps when it was evident from her property that she and her husband
worked hard to provide for their family.

After the men backed away, Granny
relayed a story to the children about how the press intruded on a suicide attempt she witnessed
on a bridge. The cameramen were there, not only to record the incident, but to sensationalize
it. This incident did not endear Granny to the press, and her disdain for their intrusion was
displayed through her tacit treatment of the men from the county. 

Therefore,
the men from the county angered Granny with their unauthorized presence on her property, their
rudeness, and her previous encounter with cameramen during an intensely personal
experience. 

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