The circumstances that lead up to the main event is that the narrator is sitting outside on her porch, at night, watching the fireflies and lightning bugs fly around. Then the narrator goes inside and phones here mother because she misses her and is very far away. She then says she feels an emptyness that has no english word to describe the pain that she is feeling. After this she goes to bed and when she wakes up see flashing lights that remind her of her past and makes her feel less empty.
The setting of this story is in the narrotors house during the night time of what is probably the summer time based on her watching the fireflies and lightning bugs go by. The poem starts out outside of her house but later she moves into her house to call her mother. This setting is meaningful because the narrator has moved away from a native american reserve which is where her parents are, and that represents the emptyness she is feeling from missing her parents.
The author is using this poem to make the point that Native American life today is very depressing and that the traditions of the native americans are slwoly being lost. The author also makes the point that native americans that move away from the reserves are very homesick and lost with the overwhelming feeling of homesickness and depression. The quote of how overwhelmed the mother feels is "because of it, I am overshadowed by aching. It is a heaviness that surrounds me completely", this quote really captures how she feels and how other native americans feels.
The poem "They are Silent and Quick" is about how a mother who seems to be miserable living in a modern home. i think the theme of this poem is how people can make their own decisions on where they want to live and nobody should be taken fom their home unwillingly.
The author, Luci Tapahonso is spreading her concern and sentiments of depression about the culture of the Native Americans. Things are beggining to replace their culture and unique way of living. "I walk inside the house and phone my mother. From far away, she says, 'I never heard of such a thing. There's nothing like that in Najajo stories'. She is speaking from hundreds of miles away". Things like the teleophone are replacing their feelings for nature and to enjoy nature. This is the reason for her sadness.
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The circumstances that lead up to the main event is that the narrator is sitting outside on her porch, at night, watching the fireflies and lightning bugs fly around. Then the narrator goes inside and phones here mother because she misses her and is very far away. She then says she feels an emptyness that has no english word to describe the pain that she is feeling. After this she goes to bed and when she wakes up see flashing lights that remind her of her past and makes her feel less empty.
ReplyDeleteThe setting of this story is in the narrotors house during the night time of what is probably the summer time based on her watching the fireflies and lightning bugs go by. The poem starts out outside of her house but later she moves into her house to call her mother. This setting is meaningful because the narrator has moved away from a native american reserve which is where her parents are, and that represents the emptyness she is feeling from missing her parents.
-Tyler Henry
The author is using this poem to make the point that Native American life today is very depressing and that the traditions of the native americans are slwoly being lost. The author also makes the point that native americans that move away from the reserves are very homesick and lost with the overwhelming feeling of homesickness and depression. The quote of how overwhelmed the mother feels is "because of it, I am overshadowed by aching. It is a heaviness that surrounds me completely", this quote really captures how she feels and how other native americans feels.
ReplyDelete-Josh Painter
"I wonder how i will get through another day".
ReplyDeleteThe poem "They are Silent and Quick" is about how a mother who seems to be miserable living in a modern home. i think the theme of this poem is how people can make their own decisions on where they want to live and nobody should be taken fom their home unwillingly.
Shannon W.
especially good Josh
ReplyDeleteThe author, Luci Tapahonso is spreading her concern and sentiments of depression about the culture of the Native Americans. Things are beggining to replace their culture and unique way of living. "I walk inside the house and phone my mother. From far away, she says, 'I never heard of such a thing. There's nothing like that in Najajo stories'. She is speaking from hundreds of miles away". Things like the teleophone are replacing their feelings for nature and to enjoy nature. This is the reason for her sadness.
ReplyDelete-Rob D