1. Why do you think Willa Cather is very descriptive about nature?
2. What do you think made Jim kill the snake instead of running away? Was it a break through for him?
3. Why did Jim say the Russians were bad luck?
4. Why do you think Jake decided to cut a cedar tree for gym?
5. Why did him say their faces were like open books to Mr . Shimerda? Why do you think Jim's grandfather responded the way he did?
#1. I think she was descriptive about nature because it was all around; the setting was pretty much just out in nature and she wanted us to kniw the setting well.
ReplyDelete2. I think Jim killed the snake as a way of protecting Antonia. It was a breakthrough for him because that courageous action gained him Antonia's respect and admiration. Instead of seeing him as a child she had to protect, she began to see him more as a man that could protect her (brownie points).
ReplyDelete5. I think Mr. Shimerda and Jim's grandfather are both very wise men. Mr. Shimerda is good with being able to read people and analyze what might happen to them in the cuture. I think Jim's grandfather reacted in the way he did because as a way of explaining why Mr. Shimerda had gestured the sign of the cross over Jim. He explained as saying that Mr. Shimerda was wishing Jim well, wishing only the best for his future.
1) I think the author is very descriptive about nature because she wanted the reader to visualize the scenario occurring. I also think that she is descriptive about nature to avoid describing the emotions felt in the novel. she wants the reader to create their own emotions regarding the scenarin,which she describes in great detail.
ReplyDelete2) I think that it was Antonia's presence that caused him to kill to kill the old lazy snake.I think it was a breakthrough in Antonia's respec,along with admiration.
Job: Researcher/ Connector
ReplyDeleteWhile reading these chapters, I stumbled across a term on page 62 that sprung my attention. Jim's grandmother says that the family's decorated Christmas tree reminds her of the Tree of Knowledge. This tree is a term that is from the bible. In Genesis 2-3, it talks about how eating from this tree gives one knowledge about good and evil. But this tree was the tree that God forbade Adam and Eve from eating its forbidden fruit. The tree represented a test of loyalty to God and Satan's temptation.