4. in "why, you reckon," by langston hughes, explain how the stranger knows that the narrator is hungry too. provide evidence from the story that shows the answer.

5. what is the central tone of “why, you reckon? ” provide words and phrases from the story that support your opinion.

In "Why, You Reckon", the stranger knows that the narrator is hungry too because he saw him on the charity trying to get some food. He was there and both him and the narrator did not get any food at the charity. That is why the narrator eventually decides to join the stranger in robbing the first white person that they see. This short story is set in Harlem during the Depression years, so it was likely that both of them were hungry and the stranger would assume the narrator was.

The central tone of the story is ironic. While the setting, in Harlem during the peak of the Depression could mark a grave tone, once the characters drag the white guy to the basement where they rob him the tone is clearly ironic. There is a dregree of social criticism in that white people went to Harlem almost as "tourists" looking for the hip music and clubs but did not care for the social conditions in the Black neighbourhood: "Wearin' diamonds up here to Harlem, and me starvin'!"

On the other hand, when the stranger is robbing the white guy, it looks like he is actually scolding him for not having the things he wanted to rob, and he even lends him a cigarette after taking them from him. "Don't you know no coloured folks smoke these kind of cigarettes?"

Another ironic mark, situational irony, is that the stranger betrayed the narrator and fled with all the stuff they robbed. He had already told the narrator that people like them should take what they needed no matter how, and he ended up abandoning the narrator, leaving him hungrier than before. In the end, the final irony is shown when the white boy is thrilled because this was the most autentic and intense thrill he had ever felt, leaving the narrator thinking that money does not necessarily bring happiness to white folks. The white boy said "This is the first time in my life I've ever had a good time in Harlem." to which the narrator replied "I'm glad you had a good time."

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)