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, October 1, 2013. No credit will be given to plagiarized responses.)
Monday, September 30, 2013
Among the shattered pieces of 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, October 1, 2013. No credit will be given to plagiarized responses.)
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When Marie confesses that many Indian girls have been raped or molested by Frank, everything goes wrong. At this point, the Hayden family has reached a very important climax, which made the book. This incident forced Wes to choose between family or justice. He had to open his eyes to the truth. Marie's information shaped the whole book. This information changed a family's relationship very easily.
The image of Wes kneeling on his kitchen's linoleum floor pleading with Gale to help him is a turning point in David's life. He finally understands his father must die, and Wes is irrevocably banished from the pantheon of immortals in his son's eyes. The scene also adeptly potrays the turmoil raging inside Wes at the hands of his own family.
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