Chapter Questions
In this essay the authors demonstrate how twinships are communicatively constructed as light and dark. Thinking about your own experiences, what communication behaviors can be both light and dark based on the context?
Reflecting on the essay, what verbal and nonverbal communication constructs twinships as light and dark? Give examples.
Celebrations and parades serve to reinvest in cultural values and symbols. What is one of your favorite celebrations? What values are honored? How do you see this in the symbols of the celebration? Sketch a picture showing the symbols and what the celebration is like.
Have you ever had an experience like the Jordan sisters at the Halloween parade? Describe the experience and what made you feel odd and left out?