Free Study Guide for There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Summary
LaJoe and Rochelle hire a gypsy cab to take them grocery shopping. The
cab companies will not drive into the projects because of the danger there.
The two women bring back an unbelievable amount of food, enough to feed
thirteen people living in LaJoe’s apartment. Added to her $921 in aid
are LaShawn’s food stamps. The list of groceries is usually the same,
and LaJoe always comes close to the amount of money she has to spend.
When they arrive home, all the younger children race outside to help bring
in the groceries and put them away. This day, Pharoah is......
Notes
The visit to the grocery store and Damen Courts are symbolic of the
pleasure that the Rivers family finds in simple luxuries. Food is a luxury......
FALL
1988 - WINTER 1989
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Summary
Lafeyette becomes closer to Rickey in the intervening months, but it
is a nervous time, because Rickey is in so much trouble, He is involved
in “smash and grabs,” where he and his friends smash the windows of cars
and grab anything of value they can. He is also caught in a stolen car
and is sent to a special school for troubled boys. Pharoah is too.......
Notes
This chapter helps to reinforce the idea of how the characters of Lafeyette
and Pharoah are changing as they........
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