Ana is
an elderly white woman and one of the novel's narrators
; she came to Cleveland from Romania as a small child. She spent years working as a typist at the local police department, and this experience has taught her to assume that all children in the neighborhood are involved in illicit activities.
What is Ana's ethnicity from Seedfolks?
She's an older
Romanian
woman, and there's just one thing she likes more than anything else: people watching.
What is Ana contribution in Seedfolks?
Ana's contribution to her community is as the watchful eye over everything. Ana also enlists Wendell's help in watering Kim's beans when she notices she hasn't been to the lot in four days. In this way, she is
responsible for helping keep the hope of the garden and the neighborhood alive
.
Is Ana from Seedfolks an immigrant?
A majority of the narrators in Seedfolks are
immigrants
. … Ana, an elderly woman who immigrated to Cleveland from Eastern Europe in 1919 when she was four years old, gives readers an overview of Cleveland's history as it pertains to immigration.
What is the age of ANA in Seedfolks?
We've got a whole new narrator for Chapter 2. And based on this chapter's title, we're thinking her name is Ana. Hey Ana! Ana tells us that she moved from Romania into her apartment on Gibb Street in 1919 when she was just
four years old
.
Why doesn't Ana have a TV seedfolks?
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Seedfolks, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Ana loves to sit and look out the window
. It means she doesn't need a TV, as from her window she can see 48 apartment windows and a sliver of Lake Erie.
What does Ana look like in seedfolks?
Ana is
an elderly white woman and one of the novel's narrators
; she came to Cleveland from Romania as a small child. She spent years working as a typist at the local police department, and this experience has taught her to assume that all children in the neighborhood are involved in illicit activities.
Where is Ana from seedfolks?
Ana is originally from
Romania
, and she is initially suspicious that Kim is up to no good. She investigates and later becomes involved in the project when she realizes what Kim is up to.
Why did Ana dig up Kim's bean seeds?
Why did Ana dig up Kim's bean seeds and how did she feel? Ana dug up the seeds
because she thought Kim was doing something she shouldn't be doing, like hiding drugs
. She felt badly and gently put the beans back in the ground.
Why does Ana become involved in the garden in seedfolks?
She planted to honor her sister's spirits. How does Ana become involved in the garden? …
She decides to take over Kim's plants. She calls Wendell
.
Is Virgil a boy or girl in seedfolks?
Virgil is
a boy–
though in my stage version he got changed into a girl to help balance the genders in the cast.
Why does Ana Call Wendell to help?
Why does Ana call Wendell to help? They are the only white people left. What does Wendell mean by the saying, “and a little child shall lead them”? The little child was Kim and she
helped Wendell see that he could change something too
.
What did Wendell learn from Kim?
While Wendell is watering the plants, he encounters Kim. She looks pretty frightened to have a stranger at her plants. But later that day, Wendell realizes that Kim has copied his dirt rings. This inspires Wendell to start
his own little garden within the vacant lot
.
What does Wendell do in seedfolks?
Wendell is an older white man and one of the novel's narrators. He works as
a janitor at a local school
.
Why did Ana stay in her old neighborhood?
Why did Ana stay in her old neighborhood?
She stayed because she saw so much history from the window
. She show the changes in the world as she grew older. She stayed to care for her parents.
How old is Gonzalo from seedfolks?
Gonzalo is
14 years old
. How does the garden affect Tio Juan in Seedfolks? In the book Seedfolks Tio Juan is the uncle of Gonzalo. He came to America from Guatemala.