Monday, May 13, 2013
PTI #1 Examine the cartoon on page 12. What is the relationship between poverty and dreams?
Escaping poverty is a major theme in "The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian". Junior, the main character, expresses his ideas about this concept on page twelve in his comic titled "My Parents". The comic depicts his mother as a collage professor, and father as a jazz saxophonist. "My Parents" is described by Junior as "who my parents would have been if somebody had paid attention to their dreams" (Page 12). Like his parents, Junior hopes that he will be able to live up to his dreams. Also similar to his parents, these dreams are burdened by poverty. Poverty prevents the Indians from excelling towards their aspirations. They are then thrown back into a multigenerational loop of despair, like Junior's parents and grandparents.
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The picture tells that poverty holds back dreams. Junior shows how his parents would look, and what I got from this is they would have both been able to achieve their dreams just couldn't due to their financial situation. Poverty has a negative connotation and denotation here, because it restricts their dreams which you can also see in multiple books we've read this year. You can see this in A Raisin in The Sun, because they live in a kitchenette and each generation has been stuck there, but you do see them eventually get out.
ReplyDeletePoverty is the wall that blocks anyone in Junior's reservation from their dreams and what they aspire to be. The cartoon shows how their dreams evidently didn't come true. Looking at the pictures Junior's future dosen't look bright or promising. Poverty strangled the dreams of his parents and will possibly do the same with his dreams. It is very difficult to overcome poverty; it takes hard work, diligence, and good ideas. Junior's apperance makes it harder to go through life than it already is with his poor financial level.
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