ENGLISH 1AA3 Lecture 3: Lecture 3
30 Jan 2020
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Why was a character created when she was 15. At a stage in life of innocence and not knowing what to think. Constructing a character who"s trying to learn about herself and surrounding. If she was writing as an older person - those decisions would have already have been made. "old man; knew how to laugh; no fear" Laughter - similar to political cartoons that poke fun at authority; people of authority aren"t always right about things; satir. "we came to toxis; indian name of the mission house. Acknowledgement that it was their house first which was later renamed. Mission house suggests conversion of native ways to western ways. Darkness inside the mission house - seen as negative. Covering up the female body - hiding a women"s nature from public view. "after breakfast, presbyterian prayer grand balsam pine tree", "the room (pg 12) It to his - transformation of nature to an object.
