Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Chesna's Blog #4

So yeah I read pages 67 to 86.  I'd have to say this part of the book is getting confusing.  I didn't understand the whole flashback within a flashback.  It was totally confusing.  And I'm not so sure why Night Swan was part of the story.  I think Silko is trying to make the story a little more interesting by adding flashbacks and make us think a little harder to understand the concept.



"These cattle were descendants of generations of desert cattle, born in dry sand and scrubby mesquite, where they hunted water the way desert antelope did."

I liked this quote for some odd reasons.  I thought that was funny because it makes the cattle like sacred or something.  It made me laugh uncontrollably.  And it compares them to antelopes which are two totally different things.
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4 comments:

  1. RyderMay 5, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    I agree with you that Night Swan doesn't seem to fit in the book. She seems like an irrelevant character.

    Hi :D

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  2. ericaaaa;May 6, 2009 at 1:48 AM

    That is true, Night Swan practically came out of nowhere.

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  3. GeoffMay 6, 2009 at 11:53 PM

    If you read my blog, you'll get my drift about Night Swan. What purpose does she serve in developing the story's meaning? The only part I liked about the whole thing is Josiah's dead and Night Swan is gone forever; I didn't want to have to read about some sort of uncle/nephew jealousy confrontation.

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  4. TrishMay 9, 2009 at 12:03 PM

    Chesna,
    Thanks for your post. Please work on not using "so" to start paragraphs...there are ways to start off without using 'so'.

    Be patient guys...Silko wouldn't just put Night Swan in to 'throw you guys off'. Think more symbolically? What might she be an archetype of?
    Ms. Champagne

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