Chapter 1 of Black Girlhood in the Nineteenth Century, Wright addresses the Republic’s view of children and how black children fit in that view.

•  How are the views of children today similar or different to the views held by the republic in the 1800s? 
• What is considered as an “ideal childhood” today? To what extent are black children/ children of color able to have this “ideal childhood” in today’? 

Wright’s book and Rosen’s article discuss literature’s portrayal of childhood.  

• Are contemporary literature and films more child-friendly or have they only successfully found more subtle ways to portray the past views of childhood? 
• Rosen’s article refers to the films Harry Porter and Hunger Games depicting children having to engage in war or protest to save the day. Today we see children taking the charge in the fight against climate change. How is children’s participation in social/environmental protest negative or positive to their childhood?