Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Question 2- The Relationship Between Poverty and Dreams for Junior's Parents (Julia Bingel)
The relationship between poverty and dreams for Junior's parents is that they didn't have the opportunity to do what they wanted because they were poor. Junior's mother wanted to be a teacher or a professor at the college, or any school, but she couldn't afford to go to college, so she didn't have her chance to do what she wanted. She always read books that she could get her hands on, but the knowledge never took her anywhere. She never got to put her amazing knowledge into action. Junior's father wanted to be a musician. He could play many instruments, and he kept a saxophone safe, and untouched like he would join a band any day. If he had the opportunity to leave, and to join a band or start a solo career, he would be so happy, but instead he was not able to leave Spokane. He had to stay with his family, and keep them living a healthy lifestyle, even if it was at the very worst it could be. I think that what Junior is trying to say is that his parents, alike other people, couldn't have their dreams because of their poverty, and the relationship is that they can only be achieved if you have a high lifestyle.
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I strongly agree that this is the relationship between poverty and the dreams of Junior's parents. Not only did they not get the chances to be what they wanted they didn't have a choice. As stated in this quote," We don't get those chances. Or choices. We're just poor." This quote shows that even if they wanted to follow their dream they didn't have a choice to not follow the path needed to achieve those dreams. Junior's parents we're robbed of their opportunity to follow their dreams just because they lived on a Indian reservation.
ReplyDeleteI love what you said about this topic, just wish you could have added a bit more detail in your closing sentance so it could be as powerful as possible. I would just like to add the quote "You start beliving that you're poor because you're stupid and ugly because you're Indian. And because you're Indian you start belicing you're destined to be poor. It's an ugly circle and there's nothing you can do about it." (Alexie 13) This is a great quote because it brings you back so many generations in your thinking, and you can just imagine that his parents thought the very same way, and all the way back.
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