Meridian Lesson Plan

Discuss Truman and Meridian's conversation after his and Lynne's daughter is born and when he begs Meridian to take him back. What does Truman mean when he says that Lynne would have everything without him? Do you agree with Meridian that Truman and Lynne's daughter will surely be affected by racism? Why or why not?

Three years after he married Lynne, Truman visits Meridian in Alabama. There, he begs her to give him another chance. Meridian's first excuse is that for Lynne's sake alone she couldn't take Truman back. She asks, "What does she have now besides you?" Truman responds that Lynne is an American white woman, so without him, she'd still have everything. As a...