The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Question 6
In how he talks about Indians not living in the city and basically only on the reservation is his way of saying that they seclude themselves from the rest of society in a way. I think this kind of situation is very common especially in areas where the minority feels pushed away and not accepted. It also makes the reader think about the insecurities and hardships groups sometimes face. That they are more comfortable with people similar to themselves than possibly branching out and being part of the rest of society.
Hills Like White Elephants
Question 5
I think that Hemington is slightly biased in his writing that deals with women. He makes them seem inferior and at times, stupid. In this particular story, his characters talk about a subject that in no means should be taken lightly although the male speaker does exactly that. He tries to convince the woman to have an abortion without even considering her say. In fact, the woman hardly spoke up about the matter and basically just agreed with what the man said or changed the subject. I can’t see how he would be standing up for women at all in this story.
Girl
Question 3
The mother says a lot in this story because she is lecturing the daughter on how to become a proper young lady. It really deals with the fact that the mother wanted her daughter to grow up and know how to handle herself in the correct way. The daughter doesn’t say much because it usually isn’t the child’s place to talk back and disagree. When the daughter does say something, it is usually something that she feels pretty strongly about and something that actually mattered to her. Even if the statement was long over due, it still had some substance in how she went about in saying it.