In
the Prologue of the novel, David tells of "a series" of images that
remain from the summer of 1948: a young Sioux woman, feverish on the bed
in his house; his father kneeling on the kitchen floor, begging his
mother to help him; his mother holding a 12 gauge shotgun, intending to
use it; and the sound of breaking glass and the odor of rotting
vegetables. By the end of Part Three, all of these images have been
fully revealed and because of the "broken jars," David believes
everything will go back to the way it was before. His twelve-year-old
innocence fails to realize that those jars are broken forever. Select
any image from the novel (you don't have to select one from the
Prologue), and discuss what was revealed in the moment and what
consequence comes to the Haydens via that event. CATCH: You may not write on any image already discussed by a classmate. (The deadline to post a response is midnight, June 22, 2014. No credit will be given to plagiarized responses.)
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Walking on Broken Glass
In
the Prologue of the novel, David tells of "a series" of images that
remain from the summer of 1948: a young Sioux woman, feverish on the bed
in his house; his father kneeling on the kitchen floor, begging his
mother to help him; his mother holding a 12 gauge shotgun, intending to
use it; and the sound of breaking glass and the odor of rotting
vegetables. By the end of Part Three, all of these images have been
fully revealed and because of the "broken jars," David believes
everything will go back to the way it was before. His twelve-year-old
innocence fails to realize that those jars are broken forever. Select
any image from the novel (you don't have to select one from the
Prologue), and discuss what was revealed in the moment and what
consequence comes to the Haydens via that event. CATCH: You may not write on any image already discussed by a classmate. (The deadline to post a response is midnight, June 22, 2014. No credit will be given to plagiarized responses.)
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4 comments:
When David talks about how his uncle dying is good for the family, the rest of the story following it does turn well. They left the town he always hated, his dad got the job he had gone to school for, and they didn't live under the shadow of his grandpa.
Travis Stennett
The image of David's mother holding the shotgun revealed that she could no longer feel safe in her own home, let alone town, with Frank and her father-in-law always loomjng over her family. As a result, she, David, and Wesley decide to move out of reach of Frank and his father. Wesley becomes a lawyer, and the family then is able to start fresh, far away from their controling family members.
Jacki McDunnah
When David sees his father with his head in his mothers lap it completely changes his perspective of them. Wesley is all of the sudden the one needing comfort and support. This situation reveals to David how old his father looks and to the audience how taxing the situation is on the family. This particular scene is the turning point from trying to hold the family together to completely submitting to what's lawfully right. So essentially this is when they Haydens fall apart. The family ties are torn and Wesley won't stand for his father and brother's wrong doing anymore.
Holly McKenzie
The broken glass and smell of rotting vegetables is a major turning point in the book. It helps the reader realize how David's life has and will change because of the Hayden's doings. It helps explain how his family is breaking apart. The rotting vegetables help us realize how horrible the situation is an how there family is officially torn apart and how they love and start a new life.
Jenna Anderson
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