As the book has progressed it has gotten more interesting and less confusing. Mainly I think that is because I'm starting to understand how to tell the difference between the the present and flashbacks.
In this reading assignment we saw a lot more of Tayo's inner conflict. He feels torn between his white and Native American sides. His “friends” certainly aren't helping. Why do you think it is that Emo was provoking Tayo?
The story line is starting to shift from Rocky and Tayo to more of a cultural story, which I find interesting! One things I don't appreciate is all of the drinking and just lazying around. It's not even that these men were severely mentally scared by the war: Emo is fine! But all they are doing is hanging out in a pub.
Another things I found interesting was the importance of respect. There were numerous rituals to show respect for the dear for example (covering his eyes, the cornmeal, and so on). They respect the Earth. They understand their dependence on the planet. Not many people today see that.
One of my favorite quotes is probably this: “He should have hated Emo, he should have hated the Jap soldiers who killed Rocky. The space to carry hate was located deep inside, below his lungs and behind the belly; but it was empty.” (Pg 63) I like this quote because it clearly demonstrates how Tayo feels lost in the world and empty. I think he has virtually used up all of his emotions. I doubt his friends will understand.
One question I had was why in the world did Silko write about the women they picked up from the bar in poem form?
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Tasha,
ReplyDeletethanks for your post. Good question about the poem about picking women up in the bar. I have my ideas, but does anyone want to make a guess?
The description of where Tayo and his friends are currently living seems really isolated. They are all out of work...why might they be hanging at the pub?
Anyone else have comments for Tasha?
Ms Champagne
You know i posed the same question about the drinking thing in class yesterday. I don't understand why all Tayo is doing is drinking. I guess we just haven't gotten to the part where he starts to cbecome really involved with his culture but still the drinking does get kind of annoying.
ReplyDeleteI too was wondering why Silko wrights Emo's story about hooking up with women in verse form. It doesn't really have any similiraties to the other things that are written in verse form so I don't see what the point is...Maybe Ms.Champagne or Ms.Remy will answer this question?