So thus far in the book I still like it but I thought this section spent too much time in the past compared to earlier in the book. I think that staying in the past and going from scene to scene is more difficult to understand verses going back and fourth between present and past. I can’t remember what pages this blog covers so it is going to overlap a little so sorry about that. I think that it is amazing that Rocky called Tayo his brother. I think that deep inside Tayo had been waiting his whole life just to hear those words. His family did not fully accept him when his mother left him. Auntie treated him like crap and Rocky was forced to keep his distance to having that reassurance that Rocky loves him as his brother is really important to Tayo. I thought it was interesting that Auntie said that Tayo is different and is not suppose to go to war but she thinks it is ok for her own son to go. I guess she really wants Rocky to leave the reservation and to enter the “white world” but as his mother it is kind of weird that she is ok with him going to war she thinks was started by the white people and should be fought by the white people. Josiah is really revealed in this section. I agree with Geoff and think that he is a great guy for taking a chance with the Mexican cattle but his relationship with Night Swan is kind of off to me. I think Night Swan is a professional dancer because it says that she traveled for her dancing. I think that her reputation is very poor but she is not a prostitute. I can’t tell if she is really in love with Josiah or she just wants to rip him off with the cattle so her uncle can make money. It seems he has fallen in love with her but I can’t tell if she loves him in return. The cattle seem to represent something but I can’t tell what. Maybe it is ignorance for buying bad cattle or maybe they represent Rocky in how that they always want to leave. But nope can’t tell.
“”Those books are written by scientists. They know everything there is to know about beef cattle. That’s the trouble with the way people around here have always done things- they never knew what they were doing” (pg 76) I thought this showed how much Rocky does not care for his culture.
“’ They called me the Night Swan,” she said. “I remember every time I have danced.’” (pg 84)
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I disagree i enjoyed the jumping to memory to memory it is a nice break from having to pay attention if it is the past or present. i don't think Tayo was waiting his whole life to hear those words because in the last assigned reading it says that he accepted the distance Auntie put between Rocky and himself...
ReplyDeleteJessica,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post.
As far as the cattle go...think of it in terms of Josiah trying to meld the Indian and white world. The whites are saying forget about your culture, some of the indians are saying remain true to your culture. Josiah seems to be trying to figure out how to make both worlds work together. I think the cattle may be a symbol of this.
Thoughts anyone?
Ms Champagne