Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Shaun #4
The book is alright I kind of like it so far. "Those books are written by scientists. They know everything there is to nkow about beef cattle. That's the trouble with the way the people around here have done things they never knew what they were doing." (76) I think Rocky really has his mind set to that the white people are always right. Trying to be successful in the white world he has to understand things there way no room for culture or customs. I find it really ironic that Auntie is so proud of Rocky and everything and yet he shows so much disrespect to them and their culture. However if thats what Rocky wants to do then she should just let him be. "That dirty mexican woman did it so Ulibarri could get rid of those worthless cattle. They gypped him. They made an old fool out of him." (76)Which lady is she talking about exactly? I was kind of thrown off on this quote. This is an example of auntie not liking the people Josiah is with. She also doesn't like the relationship that he has with Night Swan. Night Swan is an interesting character I know she is a dancer at the bar and stuff but is she a prostitue too? Or just a dancer? I know it says like rumors were said that she has lots of guys over and where she got all her money from so I was just wondering.
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I agree with your thought about Rocky, it seems like he always wants the white people to be right because they are so successful. I also agree with Auntie being proud to Rocky, he is very disrespectful to her sometimes but she just blows it off.
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Here is the big question...why does Rocky HAVE to forgo his own culture to be successful? That is what Silko is pointing out. The whites deemed their Indian culture as inferior to success, why is that?
Thoughts?
Ms Champagne
Well you know white people think they are so much better and they're right. They try to convert people or persuade them into thinking they are inferior. I will say if it really is a white world and they have total control. Why not be like when in Rome do as the Romans do? This is fun answering questions.
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