Elwood's Childhood

Rug and some furniture is from the hotel

Afraid of breaking his glasses -hard to replace, expensive

Grandmother has to work, uses Elwood's earnings to pay bills

Mother stole from the hotel

because they likely needed it

He does have a home to live in, he is fed and has clothes

Doesn't have money to go to funtown

Doesn't have enough money for college

Wasn't allowed to be home alone

Harriet was very religious

Not allowed to listen to music, Owned only the MLK record

Not allowed to hang out with certain friends

He is known for being well-behaved, raised with high standards

Harriet cares about Elwood's wellbeing

Doesn't live with parents

Only mentions mom's stealing from the hotel

Lives with Grandmother - Harriet

Loving home

Harriet cares about what Elwood does, reads, who his friends are

Four Generations of this family have worked at the hotel

Nepotism?

might want to branch out

Subtopic

Naïve

Keeps his report cards so he can go to Funtown

Believes that change is possible

Learns from MLK's speeches about activism

Smart student

Spends a lot of time at the hotel

Literate

He can read the encyclopedia