He goes on to describe his home and my sense of his homesickness grew stronger from reading the descriptions of the scenery and activities he grew up with and his displeasure about not being there and missing out on them. In his descriptions of his native land, he also compares their way of life to mainstream societies. I would not go as far to say he has any animosity towards white society but he has certain issues with how whites conduct their lives. His first qualm about white’s values is how they
As readers continue on with the story, their belief of whether or not Paul has a mental illness is especially proficient when Paul’s family had a doctor come to check up on him. His desire to be left alone with the snow “speaking” to him can lead to the reader believing Paul is mentally ill. The snow in Paul’s imagination has not had any interaction with him until he believed that no one understood him, which was when the doctor and his parents kept asking him about his infatuation with snow. After the tantrum Paul had he believed the snow was speaking to him as seen here- “ ‘Listen’ it [snow] said. ‘We’ll tell you the last, the most beautiful and secret story-shut your eyes- it is a very small story…” As a reader of this short story, I started off believing that Paul just liked to daydream as any child would during school.
He thinks, “These civilized white men want us to be like them… Maybe I’m just not smart enough to grasp these things that make-up civilization. Maybe I’m just too lazy to think hard enough to keep up” (Whitecloud 313). The crisis the young man is going through is echoed in many other cultures and throughout many years of trying to be accepted by the white man. He writes of the beauty and calm of his home and how much he wants to be back among his people because he misses their lack of complexity and the freedom of their lifestyle “…where there is no hurry to get anywhere, no driving to keep up in a race that knows no ending and no goal” (Whitecloud 313). The young man feels anger over how his people are forced to live, selling their culture as cheap souvenirs, and even to accomplish that his people must use shameful tactics.
Paul has used a lyric and narrative like structure portraying the importance of having family there in Christmas Day. It is an example of informality due to the absence of structural form. There are emphasis techniques throughout the pride which highlIghts the regret and remorse for what Joe has done to get himself in prison. It is not clear to the audience of why Joe is locked away but he stresses how much he has "screwed up". As the piece progresses, the rhyming becomes less frequent and the use of repetition becomes more apparent when Joe says "I'm sorry".
At the beginning of the story, the narrator presents his views about life. He describes the peace that he feels when he is back home in Wisconsin. However, he also mentions how such peace is completely lost in the everyday life of a big city. It is evident that the narrator has been educated and has lived in a big city for a long time, at least long enough to judge the quality of life in such an environment. The narrator expresses dissatisfaction with society, especially “white” society.
Miriam D Johnson David Bushelle English 112 February 4, 2011 Beauty and Wisdom Found in Nature In the short story “Blue Winds Dancing”, author Tom Whitecloud introduces the reader to the narrator of this story as a young Native American as the protagonist. The narrator describes himself as an intelligent young man who has left his Indian reservation in pursuit of a higher education in white society. The plot is driven by the conflict the narrator faces in his view of the two societies that he feels stuck between. On one hand he is Indian, and on the other he has been living in white society for a long time while he studies. The narrator faces conflict that is both internal and external in his search for his true identity; his inner self that longs to go back to his roots and his outer self that went into white society in search of a higher education.
People are also reaching the time in their lives when medical problems tend to increase. When an adult reaches their senior years, some may need help at home, and as they age this tends to increase throughout the years. With America not being close as they were in the past, a lot of families are splitting up and leaving mom and dad alone. This creates a need for them when it comes to meals and physical care. So many people want to be independent but this actually creates a problem, more seniors are relying on community facilities or retirement homes to assist them with their daily living.
It not only affects the married couple but the children suffer as well, if not more. Even though my mom and dad were not meant for each other they were and continue to be very good parents. Because of all the hardships in my family I left at seventeen for almost three years. I struggled working multiple jobs at once, dropping in and out of college and moving on a regular basis for various reasons. Those few years were very hard, especially on my own.
Society’s view on certain groups of people has changed with time, but the way people perceive and stereotype others shows conformity to what others feel is correct or acceptable, although those perceptions may or may not be true. Stereotypes are these images or generalizations that have been given to groups of people to portray the way society views their actions, standard of living, or even the type person they are. These views of certain groups are merely just opinions or generalizations and do not represent all the people justly and can cause misconceptions of a person’s ability, personality, or just as a person as a whole. Of those misconceptions on certain stereotypes, the Hispanics have been portrayed as this figure in society that is seen as a lazy group not willing to work. Through research and what is seen in today’s world we see this stereotype being thrown around attempting to classify Hispanics, where in reality we see a growing number of Hispanics in the workforce.
I told the social worker, “I am tired, I cannot have my son living with me much longer”. I have forgotten what it means to have a normal life. I have taken to locking my bedroom door when my husband is away. I am afraid of my son.’ The realisation among participants that the hopes they had once invested in the people they care for would not now be fulfilled was a further cause of distress. As one participant said of her daughter: ‘I had great hopes for her.