I thought that The Warriors was one of the most moving stories we have read so far in class. The uncle seemed to be lost and constantly trying to find his way or meaning in life. He would teach his nieces lessons about life and tell them to appreciate the beauty in life, but he could not do the same for himself. I am not sure what was holding him back, but his adventures he would go on appeared to be ways for him to try and make something of himself, or do something greater than just walk through life aimlessly. This was a bad idea because he ended up drinking himself into a mess and got kicked out of his sister's house. Its sad because he did not seem like a bad guy, but he screwed up his life trying to do certain things and as a result lost his family in the process.
As far as the Soft-Hearted Sioux goes, it was a really depressing story that made me feel sorry for the main character. He had a good heart and never meant to hurt anyone, but by sticking to his beliefs he was blamed for everything bad that happened. It was wrong of parents to blame his fathers worsening condition on him, because first of all it wasnt his fault, and secondly parents should never blame their problems on their children, no matter how old they are. The main character was dealt a bad hand in my opinion; he was blamed for his parents troubles, he did not see his parents for 10 years because of their differences on life and he was put to death for doing something for his father. Sucks to be him!
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I agree with your opinion that it is sad the uncle know it is important to live beauty but himself cannot do it. I like your opinion that the Sioux story. That his father and his tribe should not blame him because it is not his fault to be separate from his tribe that long.
ReplyDeleteI think how the uncle couldn't follow his own advice is a warning for the others to not follow in his footsteps. I think that a lot of parents (or at least one's I knew) don't want their kids growing up to become anything similar to them wanting their children to have a high, professional career.
ReplyDeleteYea thats how I felt about both readings as well. They both touched on characters who tried to do good things for themselves and other, but were not too successful in their own life. Unlike "The Soft Hearted Sioux" though, in "The Warriors" Uncle Ralph was able to pass down his message to his niece. His story of survivance will live on for generations, as long as they are willing to listen.
ReplyDeleteI had a little trouble looking into how to really interpret the Uncle in The Warriors. I guess I would first ask what he exactly he meant by living beautifully. This may be a question kind of like in Mabel's story-trying to figure out the real form of the snake/man. I kind of concluded that it was just finding what you find beautiful and important in life and sticking with that-always appreciating it? And then tied in there as well was not assimilating-staying with your heritage. But then there was the notion on loneliness/family/etc. with the whole part about the bums and "WE YOUR PEOPLE". I think the Uncle definitely succeeded in not assimilating and at first living beautifully. One would think that he would realize he has a strong family connection since it seemed as though he was with his nieces and sister a lot when they were children. So, then, where did he go wrong?
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