The Kitchen House Book Report

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The Kitchen House is a historical fiction book written by Kathleen Grissom. The Characters included in the story are Lavinia, Captain Pyke, Belle, Will Stephens, Mama Mae, and Papa are the main characters in the book. The setting of The Kitchen House takes place in the south during the slavery period around the 1790’s. The plantation in which the book setting is most of the time is called Tall Oaks. It is a tobacco plantation and is owned by the captain in which Lavinia and her family came over on the boat from Ireland on. The captain’s name is Captain Pyke. Lavinia’s parents didn’t make it on the voyage to the United States. Only Lavinia and her brother Campbell survive. Campbell is shipped off to a different city to work. The loss of her …show more content…

They were not allowed anything. To socialize, have feelings, speak their opinion, etc. because of their skin type. This would fall under the racial and prejudice slots. Due to this time period, some people still carry a bias against the African Americans which affect interpersonal relations in a negative way.

c). translate knowledge of human relations into attitudes, skills, and techniques that result in favorable learning experiences for students. d). recognize human diversity and the rights of each individual. Every individual on this planet is different. What makes everybody different is their religious views, political views, race, and culture. That is what makes us diverse and unique. Everybody has the right to have their own views and way of life. Nobody should be punished, judged, or treated unfairly because of the things stated above.

e). relate effectively to other individuals and various subgroups other than one’s own. I can personally relate to the “wealthy class” even though I am considered a middle class individual. Lower class people have called me “rich” “snobby”. I have also been considered “stupid” because of my political views because they varied from the person that called me