Poor Little Black Fellow

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Across
  1. 1. The underlying prejudice in the society surrounding Arnie
  2. 4. Arnie's feeling of isolation and lack of belonging
  3. 5. Arnie grows up in a world that ignores his true _____
  4. 6. The voice telling the story, which gives insight into events
  5. 10. How the Pembertons treat Arnie, trying to “improve” him
  6. 13. How Arnie represents larger ideas about race and society
  7. 15. The ability to understand Arnie’s feelings, often missing from the Pembertons
  8. 16. The white couple who raise Arnie
  9. 17. When the Pemberton's kindness actually causes harm
Down
  1. 2. Arnie’s internal and external struggles about belonging
  2. 3. Kindness or goodwill, but sometimes an illusion in the story
  3. 7. The treatment of Arnie as an object rather than a person
  4. 8. The young Black boy taken in by the Pembertons
  5. 9. A false appearance of kindness shown by the Pembertons
  6. 11. Arnie’s feeling of self-worth by the end of the story
  7. 12. The story’s message about race and identity
  8. 14. France and the Pemberton's household, where the story happens