IDC.1: Soundtrack
1. In the following scene Joseph is explaining to Frank that Fonny is going to be in jail for a while because Mrs. Rogers had a miscarriage and is mentally unstable. Also Joseph had to tell Frank that her miscarriage might affect Fonny sentence in a bad way:
“Oh, yes,” says Franks, “it’s over. They got him. They ain’t going to let him go till they get ready. And they ain’t ready yet. And ain’t nothing we can do about it…
“Get him out. That’s what we have to do. We both know he ain’t got no business in there. Them lying motherfuckers, they know it, too.” He stands. He is trembling. The kitchen is silent. “Look. I know what you’re saying. You’re saying they got us by the balls. Okay. But that’s our flesh and blood, baby: our …show more content…
So much has gone wrong, and is still going on. However, they do not let that affect their love for each other. Nor is the love the family feels for Tish and Fonny changed either. And the fact that Tish is pregnant is making their love grow even stronger; the child give them the strength they need to fight this battle. Fonny may be far away from Tish, but he is not alone; nor Tish. So much love surrounds them both, that they are hopefully that Fonny will get out; it is just a matter of time. The song that fits this scene perfectly is “You are Not Alone,” by Michael Jackson. The tone of this song gives off a lot of love, and I feel that same love between Tish and Fonny.
4. The scene is in a bar. Tish and Ernestine are discussing the case. Ernestine comes up with a good idea, and probably their last one. Tish realizes something:
…But that light tap, that kick, that signal, announces to me that what can get worse can get better. Yes. It will get worse. But the baby, turning for the first time in its incredible veil of water, announces its presence and claims me; tells me, in that instant, that what can get worse can get better; and that what can get better can get worse. In the meantime-forever-it is entirely up to me. The baby cannot get here without me… I said, “It’s all right. I’m not afraid.” And Ernestine smiled, and said, “Let’s move it then” (Baldwin …show more content…
She was exhausted, and did not know what to do next. She started to lose hope on whether Fonny would ever get out, and she was ready to accept the worse. However, that kick in her belly gave her the boost she needed to continue. The song “This is a Man’s World,” by James Brown does this scene justice. The tone of the song gives a very empowering feeling contagious. The lyrics in the song talk about how men do most of the work in the world, and how they are superior. However, men would get nowhere in the world without women. Tish does not know what to do to help Fonny with his predicament, but then she realizes that she gives Fonny the strength to stand prison. The baby gave Fonny the determination to get out of prison.
5. This scene took the night Fonny brought Tish home and left for a couple of days:
Fonny liked me so much that it didn’t occur to him that he loved me. I liked him so much that no boy was real to me. I didn’t see them. I didn’t know what this meant (Baldwin 51). Tish realizes that her and Fonny have been together so long that the thought of being with someone else is nonexistent. They were friends in the beginning, but their relationship grew to the point were they cannot stand to be away from each
1. In the following scene Joseph is explaining to Frank that Fonny is going to be in jail for a while because Mrs. Rogers had a miscarriage and is mentally unstable. Also Joseph had to tell Frank that her miscarriage might affect Fonny sentence in a bad way:
“Oh, yes,” says Franks, “it’s over. They got him. They ain’t going to let him go till they get ready. And they ain’t ready yet. And ain’t nothing we can do about it…
“Get him out. That’s what we have to do. We both know he ain’t got no business in there. Them lying motherfuckers, they know it, too.” He stands. He is trembling. The kitchen is silent. “Look. I know what you’re saying. You’re saying they got us by the balls. Okay. But that’s our flesh and blood, baby: our …show more content…
So much has gone wrong, and is still going on. However, they do not let that affect their love for each other. Nor is the love the family feels for Tish and Fonny changed either. And the fact that Tish is pregnant is making their love grow even stronger; the child give them the strength they need to fight this battle. Fonny may be far away from Tish, but he is not alone; nor Tish. So much love surrounds them both, that they are hopefully that Fonny will get out; it is just a matter of time. The song that fits this scene perfectly is “You are Not Alone,” by Michael Jackson. The tone of this song gives off a lot of love, and I feel that same love between Tish and Fonny.
4. The scene is in a bar. Tish and Ernestine are discussing the case. Ernestine comes up with a good idea, and probably their last one. Tish realizes something:
…But that light tap, that kick, that signal, announces to me that what can get worse can get better. Yes. It will get worse. But the baby, turning for the first time in its incredible veil of water, announces its presence and claims me; tells me, in that instant, that what can get worse can get better; and that what can get better can get worse. In the meantime-forever-it is entirely up to me. The baby cannot get here without me… I said, “It’s all right. I’m not afraid.” And Ernestine smiled, and said, “Let’s move it then” (Baldwin …show more content…
She was exhausted, and did not know what to do next. She started to lose hope on whether Fonny would ever get out, and she was ready to accept the worse. However, that kick in her belly gave her the boost she needed to continue. The song “This is a Man’s World,” by James Brown does this scene justice. The tone of the song gives a very empowering feeling contagious. The lyrics in the song talk about how men do most of the work in the world, and how they are superior. However, men would get nowhere in the world without women. Tish does not know what to do to help Fonny with his predicament, but then she realizes that she gives Fonny the strength to stand prison. The baby gave Fonny the determination to get out of prison.
5. This scene took the night Fonny brought Tish home and left for a couple of days:
Fonny liked me so much that it didn’t occur to him that he loved me. I liked him so much that no boy was real to me. I didn’t see them. I didn’t know what this meant (Baldwin 51). Tish realizes that her and Fonny have been together so long that the thought of being with someone else is nonexistent. They were friends in the beginning, but their relationship grew to the point were they cannot stand to be away from each