This story was very interesting to me, while also really confusing. I really want to know the significance in all the different sections that the author split the story up into. For the most part I think it separated the different parts but what was the significance of the clever titles? Another thing that confused me was why the narrator stays unhappy? He becomes unhappy because of his news about his deafness and then the tumor but after almost fully gaining back his hearing and realizing the tumor posed no threat, he still remained bitter. The elements of this story go much deeper into the meaning of everyday life, but I can’t figure out just what it is. From the weird indian family he meets in the hospital to the other activities he does in his life while taking care of his two sons because the wife is gone, all are things that show the character of the narrator. It seemed like the narrator had a connection with his “drunk” of a father for the last line proves that sometimes only those closest to you can understand what you’re thinking. “But none of them laughed as hard about my beautiful brain as I knew my father—the drunk bastard—would have” (14).
“War Dances”
Posted by: cjmckenzie20 | October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment |
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what gives you the sense that the narrator is “unhappy” throughout the whole story? is there a more specific adjective to describe his attitude?
Eloquent observation in your closing lines…about those closest to you understanding, even if you hold some anger and frustration against them.
How do symbols operate within this narrative? What does the cockroach represent? The blankets?
By: hrobison on October 13, 2009
at 10:58 pm
