Dear Martin Ch. 3-4

Jared: Dude, Manny drives a Range Rover.

Manny: What does that have to do with anything?

Jared: No beef, dude. I'm just saying your folks make way more money than mine.

Manny: Okay. They worked really hard to get to where they are, so--

Jared: I'm not saying they didn't, dude. You just proved my point. Black people have the same opportunities as white people in this country if they're willing to work hard enough. (Stone 24-25)

Does hard work always equal power?

SJ: Maybe if you actually followed the case [Shemar Carson] instead of getting your information from social media--

SJ makes the point that Jared isn't getting "real news". How does media- social or otherwise- have power over events?

Jared: You looked in a mirror lately, SJ? You're just as white as I am.

SJ: Yeah, and I recognize that and how it benefits me (Stone 29).

Does knowing you have power help a situation? Explain.

Based on chapter 4's conversation that Justyce overhears (Stone 30-33),

- How does the group treat Manny?

- How do they talk about women?

- Who holds the power- even in this "friendly" conversation? Explain.

Based on a closer reading of these two chapters (Stone ch. 3-4), what themes are going to be important as we read through this text?