Golden Eggs Questions

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1.What was your first reaction to the size of the family described in "Golden Eggs"? I was surprised to learn that the couple had 14 children in total. And to learn that the father doesn’t really seem to care that his family was continuously growing each time he came home. 2. In what ways has the mother had to sacrifice in order to care for her children? She was always knitting and finding ways to make sure her children had enough of everything to get through the day. And she would eat the crust off their bread and the left over on their plate as to save money on food. 3. What feelings are aroused by the poverty of this family? What feelings are generated from its closeness? Their poverty is caused by poor family planning, but their poverty is overlooked because of their closeness. They feel as if they are complete as long as they have each other. 4. How would you compare your own home life to the one presented in the story? How has that affected your development as a member of society? Compared to the family in the story, my own home life is doing much better, because my siblings and I don’t fight or argue to get the best coat or stocking or food. 5. The train is a traditional symbol for writers. In Canada's history it represented the early constant in getting to somewhere or coming from somewhere. Examine the references to the train in this story and suggest how Braun has used it. The train, as described in the story, is associated with the husband, who arrives and leaves home on it. Braun has used it to symbolize the husband who was not much of a father to his children, who like the train, just comes and goes. 6. The importance of imagination in this story is presented as a device for escape and as an agent for creativity. Who uses their imaginations in this story? For what purposes do they use them? Violet uses her imagination to
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