Monday, February 6, 2012

Shem Suggs

Well, Shem Suggs has had an interesting and challenging life. How does Shem feel about the Civil War? What is his motivation?

What about Mr. Bee? Why do you think he feels the way he does?

49 comments:

  1. I think Shem Suggs wants the south to win because he boards with in the south but the out come of the war wouldn't affect his day to day life. The reason he wants to join up is because the newspaper said that he would receive a horse. As for Mr. Bee I think he has such strong opinion about the war because he hates yankees according to the book. Maybe he hates them because he owns slaves.?

    ReplyDelete
  2. He doesn't like the war! But he is going to go to war just for a horse! and also for #2 To get a horse! #3 He hates the yankees!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I think that he is going to want to win because he wants a horse! And also i think that he also wants the south to win! Because he is in the south!

      Delete
    2. Who hates yankees Mr,Bee does but we don't know about Shem if he ates them. Also where does it say he went just for a horse? So maybe a little more detail in what you are saying Nicole. Not to be mean.

      Delete
  3. Well the book says '' Mr,Bee hated Yankees the way a broom hates dirt'' So he might not be all happy about it. Sham most likey feels like I get a horse I love horses he is kinda like me I love horses. So maybe he only went to war for the horse but maybe he did not know about it. What do you think?

    ReplyDelete
  4. I think Shem Suggs feels that he really does not care about the Civil War, he just wants a horse. I think he might get shot for his ignorance. Mr. Bee, on the other hand, really cares about the Civil war. I think he really wants to shoot a yankee.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I agree,but, why does Mr.Bee really care about the war.

      Delete
  5. I think that he doesn't actually like the war but he wants a horse real bad so he is going to fight in the war. His motivation is fighting to get a horse.
    Mr.Bee hated the yankees because he didn't like lincoln

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mr.Bee seems not very nice.

      Delete
    2. nice job but, i would like to know a little bit more about them and put there names in.

      Delete
    3. I agree about his opinion on the war. How do you know he doesn't like Linoln

      Delete
    4. I agree too, but what gives proof that he hates Lincoln?

      Delete
    5. I agree that Shem wants to get a horse and I agree that Mr.Bee hates the yankees too. Shem got his own horse when another soldier died. Shem was happy to get his own horse even though it had rotten teeth and was old.

      Delete
  6. I think that Shem is excited to go to war because he gets a horse and most boys wanted to go to war.
    I think that Mr.Bee isn't happy because he has to find some one else to work for him.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. i would like to see more please

      Delete
  7. The only reason that Shem Suggs wants to fight in the Civil War is because they will give Shem a horse. Shem had a challenging life as an orphan, and doesn't feel very comfortable with people. When Shem saw a horse for the first time he some how felt connected with the horse. Shem said that Mr. Bee "hated the Yankee's as much as a broom hates dirt". Mr. Bee seems like a very angry man.

    ReplyDelete
  8. The only reason Shem Suggs is interested in the CIvil War because he gets a horse if he joins the war. The reason he wants a horse so bad because he was an orphan and he was not very comfortable around people. but when he saw a horse for the first time he felt like they were connected. So that's why he wants a horse so bad because he had a very tough childhood.

    ReplyDelete
  9. He doesn't really care about the war he really cares about the horse that he can get if he joins the war. Isn't Shem Suggs African American? Thats a question...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. And i don't really remember who mr.bee is but i remember he is not ver nice.

      Delete
    2. please do a little more and if you don't know than go in the book

      Delete
  10. I think that Shem really is against war but Shem really wants a horse so he'll join the war just to get the horse...As for Mr.Bee he really hates the yankees!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I dont know anyone named Mr.Bee......

      Delete
  11. Shem's motivation on the civil war is that he can try to join and if he gets in he can join in on a horse. And I guess a life could be challenging if you were an orphan like Shem. Shem says in the book that he feels the most comfortable on or around a horse. Also Shem is a slave so if the union wins the war he could be his own man and have a horse of his own.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Shem is... a black man and then while the civil war was going on they were treated very unfairly. So Shem wants a horse very bad and is very likely to get in the war and he can pass but his hair is a problem. So Shem wants a horse very bad and learn if he joins he military he may get horse so Shem thinks hard and shaves his head to go in t get the horse and is very exited.

    ReplyDelete
  13. I think that Shem Suggs is excited about the Civil War, because he will get a horse of his own. Horses treat him like family, that is why he woks with them for his boss. Mr.Bee Does not like the Civil War, for what I think are these two reasons, he will have to get a new employe, and he does not like Mr.Lincoln.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I agree with you but don't you, think that he also wants to leave?

      Delete
  14. I think Shem Suggs wants to go to war, because he will get a horse.
    Mr.Bee is not so happy because he has to find a new employee!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Shem Suggs felt very comfortable with horses he actually felt more comfortable with horses than people. Shem saw a picture of a horse in the paper but he could not read any of it but he asked Mr.Bee to read it and Mr.Bee read it to him. Then Shem was so flabbergasted about the news and then he asked Mr.bee if he could get the horse but then he was told he would have to go to war. But I think Mr.Bee was not to thrilled to maybe lose a slave.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Shem Suggs is good with horses. He works for a man named Mr.Bee. I think Shem Suggs is going into war because he gets a horse .Mr.Bee dose not like the Yankees.I think Mr.Bee is mad because he has to get a new worker.

    ReplyDelete
  17. I think that Shem Suggs is excited about going to war because he will get a horse . But he doesn't actually want to war . He just thinks he will get a horse if he goes to war . Mr. Bee does not like the Civil War because he does not like Mr.Lincoln.

    ReplyDelete
  18. I feel that Shem does not really like war and all that he thinks about is that horse that he might get. Though Mr.Bee does want war and I think that he really hates the yankees and he wants the union to win. It seems like Shem wants no part in war he just wants to take care of horses, but of he gets a horse he may be willing to go to war.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Shem feels at home with horses like he's part of the family. and he says "Horses have always served me for kin." and the first time he saw one it looked him in the eyes and that he didn't feel alone in the world. But in the paper he saw a horse and asked Mr.bee to read it. It was an add for the cavalry but he just wanted the horse.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Shem Suggs is really good with horses. He works for a man named Mr.Bee . I think that Shem Suggs is going to war because he gets a horse."Mr.Bee does like the Yankees,as a broom hates dirt".I think that Mr.Bee is angry because he has to might have to get a new worker because Shem Suggs might or might not go to war.

    ReplyDelete
  21. I think Shem Suggs just wants to go to war just to get the hourse to kind of make more friends with the horses I think that it is not a very good idea because he could die for a horse.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. what about Mr. Bee I agree that he is going to die gust to get a horse.

      Delete
    2. Tell us more about his friendship with horses and his motivations. Why is the horse so important for him? Do you think it is worth it for him to risk his life for a horse?

      Delete
    3. I think he just want a horse to himself and so he always does not feel like a ghost inside.
      I think it is not worth to risk his life for a horse because it is not smart to risk you're own life for a animal because it is not like going and coming right back tomorrow.

      Delete
  22. Shem Suggs was person who loves horses and is a orphan and thats why he doesn't know how to read and a person read a newspaper and it read that he will get a horse.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. What will he need to do to get the horse? Connect the orphan idea with the reading. Explain the connection that you are thinking of.

      Delete
  23. I think that Shem Suggs doesn't really care about the war I think that he just want's a horse. Well, his motivation is the horse. He's has worked with mules were he lived and he said," Their horses trusted me straight away, as f they'd known me from before." He also says that he has a " way" with horses.

    Mr.bee hates the yankees," just like a broom hates dirt." I think that he will support Shem to go to the war.

    ReplyDelete
  24. I think that Shem Suggs is more passionate about getting a horse than fighting in the war. I think his motivation for fighting in the war is from getting his own horse. In a way he is risking his life for maybe getting a horse in the war.
    I think that Mr. Bee would kill all the yankee's if he could because Shem said "Mr.Bee hates the Yankee's as much as a broom hates dirt." I think that he would be happy for shem if he joined.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Mr. Bee wants to traveler newspaper from virginia and he hated the yankees and SHEM I felt among
    the horses were is family because he does not have any family

    ReplyDelete
  26. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  27. he wanted a horse by himself because he loves them

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, he loved horses but he also worked Mr. Bee so this was his brake to freedom and he wanted a horse they looked at him like family.

      P.S: You should use more detail.

      Delete
  28. Shem is very attached to horses. He didn't poise an opinion about the war, except for the fact that the newspaper promised him a horse. Again, he loves horses. While Mr. Bee was reading the paper and complaining about the Yankees, Shem was thinking about getting a horse. The only way he could is to join the army, on then Yankee side. Mr. Bee hates the Yankees. He is strongly a Confeterate. I think he is like this because he owns a plantation run by slaves. This is mainly a wild guess, but Shem seems to respect him and "boarding at Mr. Bee's" makes me think that he has his own wagon or something. This suggest that he is rich. Plantations were a major industry at his time. If the Yankees win, his plantation workers would all be gone. His wealth would quickly go down the drain.

    ReplyDelete
  29. I think that Shem's idea of the civil war is that it's a chance for him to get a real horse of his own and if he can get a horse he will do it. Shem is sort of obsessed with horses you can say because thats all he thinks about. "Horses have always served me for kin." So Shem's thought of the Civil War is that it is a good thing if he can get a horse. Mr.Bee on the other hand doesn't like the idea of war because he could lose his slaves I assume he has slaves and is on the confederate side.

    ReplyDelete
  30. he wants the south to win since he boards the south

    ReplyDelete
  31. Harrah's Resort Southern California Casino & Hotel - DRMCD
    The Harrah's 화성 출장안마 Resort Southern California 삼척 출장마사지 casino and hotel provides 부산광역 출장샵 guests with the 경상남도 출장마사지 amenities to set sail and earn a casino bonus. 부천 출장안마 Harrah's Resort Southern

    ReplyDelete