ROB #4

The bong brothers and Iman both represent opposites of the way that people take care of their things. The bus was a complete wreck under the care of the bong brothers but thrived when Iman came. There was overgrown weeds and a reeking smell that overwhelmed Bone when the bong brother, Richard and James were in possession of the bus. Upon his second journey to the bus, the bus was reborn as a sanctuary. Bone had to take care of froggy and this was an additional burden. I got a sense that religion was introduced as soon as Iman enterned the book. IMAN appeared to be this wise man who Bone looked up to. I had a large amount of respect for him. As soon as i was introduced to him, i knew that this character was going to play a huge part in the life of Bone. On Fourth of July, we find out that he is more scared than he lets on to. He has been afraid for much of his life and is not the cool, carefree person that he has made himself up to be.


Jamaica was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1494 and later the Spanish came in 1509. They then executed and or enslaved the Arawaks, the native people of Jamaica. Then in 1655 it was lost to the English and slavery continued to increase. This was because the sugar became a booming industry. In 1678 there is the first of many slave uprisings. However in 1834 the sugar industry continued but slavery was finally abolished. In 1962 Jamaica becomes and independent country.

Haile Selasie - He was known for being the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930-1974. He was an autocratic ruler who modernized Ethiopia and helped resist Italian invasion. In 1941 he restored power after being exiled in 1936. He did this by getting help from the Allies in WW II. However in the seventies he began to loose support when drought's and famines came over the land. He died in 1974 while under arrest. He was also said to be the reincarnated Jesus Christ by Rastas.
Rastafarianism - This is a religion that came from Jamaica. They believed that Africa is the promise land and that someday all true believes will return to. They also believe the Haile Selassie is the messiah.
Bob Marley - Bob Marley's real name is Robert Nesta and was born in 1945 and died in 1981. He was a famous reggae singer,guitarist and songwriter. He sang about peace and popularized the Rastafarianism religion.
Malcolm X - Malcolm X's real name was Malcolm Little and was born in 1925 and was assassinated in 1965. He was a U.S black-rights activist and a religious leader. He was a prominent Black Muslim and in the Autobiography of Malcolm X Alex Haley explained Malcolm's group's viewpoint.