Halloween By Teish Summary

Teish shares her experience of Halloween, where her neighbor Mr. Buck invited kids inside his house and then scared them dressing up in white sheet with a rifle and a rope. Children who witnessed Mr. Buck's appearance were scared and ran out the house screaming and crying, including Teish. Later, Teish adds that Mr. Buck was dressed in the hood and cloak of the Ku Klux Klan (Carnival of the Spirit, 166).
In addition to that Teish talks about what she was taught (Dick and Jane), and how it was completely different from her life, from her situation. Then goes on comparing the season (autumn) in the book to her own world of wind and rain. She says that autumn was special for Halloween and Thanksgiving, when the environment of the community was