African American Storytelling-Reader Response

For my English 1B class, Professor Lennon had the class begin reading a book of short stories by Shay Youngblood. After reading the first selection titled,"Born With Religion", we were asked to answer  a few questions about the short story. 
Storytelling I

1. In the book Big Mamma Stories, by Shay Youngblood, a selection titled is "Born with Religion” takes place in the downtown projects of Princeton, Georgia during the 60s. The selection is about Big Mama's influence on the narrator.

2. The point of view is in first person: single narrator. The narrator is  called Chile.

3.No there is no frame structure becuase the story of Aunt Viloa ends the chapter and there is no flashback.
4. The setting of the main story is at the 8^th Street Baptist Church. No I don’t believe the story of Aunt Viola could be set in a different setting. In the story five women are having a special meeting praying, singing, and reading from the bible. If the setting was either at a school or home it wouldn’t have the same affect like the church has for the story. I don't think it's important becusae the women ere all together tryign ton help heal Aunt Viola.

5. The protagonist is Big Mama. The antagonist is the the tumor in Aunt Viola.
6. The main conflict is between a person and a force. The person being Big Mama and the natural force is the tumor. The conflict between them both is that Big Mama and the other women are praying togehter to remove the tumor.

Storytelling II

2. I believe faith is the them in the selection. two ways is by descriptiona nd the setting. Description by how the women were in a circle toghether and praying. And the setting is the atmosphere they were all in together because they beliived in their faith so much.

3. The narrator valued Big Mama because of her faith and that she depends so much on Big Mama. The second thinng she values is her family. These cause ocnflict because facing death will happen soon for Big Mama.

4. In the selection there are two African American motifs. The first one is  Religion and the significance of religion in daily black life. The storytelling device that is used is description by how the narrator portrays Big Mama as a person who has faith. The second one is Political Philosophies and strategies for freedom. The storytelling device that is used is also description by the narrator describing the three cemeteries and how the black and whites were each separate.