Monday, May 20, 2013
Reading 5: "What was Junior’s grandmother’s greatest gift? What has happened to Indians’ sense of tolerance? Why has that occurred? ": Ian
Having a gift of tolerance, like Junior's grandmother, is one of the best things you could have. It allows you to meet different kinds of people, and enjoy life more. Over time, the Indian's gift for tolerance dissipated, because of the culture that was forced upon them. The European culture that the Native Americans were forced into does not support tolerance: "Of course, ever since white people showed up and brought along their Christianity and their fears of eccentricity, Indians have gradually lost all of their tolerance." (155) They accepted the culture, because they had no choice, and in doing that they lost much of their tolerance. The way that they were treated, combined with a loss of much of their culture also wore their tolerance down, and contributed to making them act more European.Having a culture forced on you can remove a lot of your ethics, replacing them with desperation. Over time, this desperation and oppression wore down on the Native Americans, until it made them meaner and less tolerant than before. That is the cause of this, not something Native American, but the culture that was forced upon them. (Ian McJohn)
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(LAUREN BERNIER)I completely agree with all you said about Grandma's gift of her tolerance level. Especially your therie of how the desperation and oppression wore down on the Native Americans until it made them "meaner and less tolerant" than before-hand. I think this is all accurate information and him. "Forgive him," (Alexie, 157). "My grandmother's last act on earth was a call for forgiveneses, love, and tolerance." This quote demonstrates the actual level of tolerance that Arnold's grandmother is gifted with. The fact that somebody would forgive the person who has ended their life is really inspiring. I think this quote best shows how proud and grateful Arnold is for his grandmother. The gift of her tolerance will hopefully be passed on to Arnold, to gain what the Native Americans had originally had.
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