ENG 224 Lecture 7: WEEK 7
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When pa speaks, they have to go along with it. Mediator between the objects and laura + mary. Trail is actually a highway -> pa is wrong. Ma gets hurt while trying to help pa build the house. Pa is building the house and ma is only helping*** Warning- this is what happens if you try to go out of your role. Even though caroline"s (ma) ankle is black and blue, she is still cooking and cleaning. Laura"s measure of goodness is measured by mary. Believes that the presence of indigenous men in her house is threatening but she doesn"t know why. When ma purses her lips, pa knows when to stop (the only kind of power she has over the male) Do as you"re told and no harm will come to you. Want to become indigenous -> appropriate the indian baby. A great peace settled on the prairie. Children"s literature is too simple and obvious to be read critically.