Brother Lesson Plan

How does Francis’ behavior at the bus shelter foreshadow his behavior with the bouncers? What else might it be foreshadowing?

Chariandy sets up Francis’ rash behavior beginning with how he yells at a cop, knowing that cops are dangerous to Black people. He then goes on to explain that Francis is known for this kind of behavior when someone “pushes” him. The cop “pushed” him to yell. The kid at the bus shelter “pushed” him to grab the knife and overtake him. The fact that Jelly didn’t get chosen “pushed” him to punch a bouncer. Chariandy is showing that Francis does not think before he acts when he is angry, so it makes sense that lets his anger get the best of him...