From Generation to Generation, A Great Way to Learn
As it is often said in the Jewish religion, "From generation to generation" our way of life and our history is passed down. Sometimes the learning even comes from the opposite direction; from our youth. Those aspects of life that are most significant very often come from within our own families. This is evident in the stories: "Casa: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood," ''Indian Camp," and "Beauty: When The Other Dancer Is The Self.""Casa: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood," is written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Cofer is an immigrant from Puerto Rico. This story displays the significance of the effect older members of a family have on the next generation. The older women in the family share many tales with the younger girls in the family. The elders are not always aware that the girls are overhearing their conversations, however the narratives were "meant to be overheard by us young girls." The tales concentrated on life lessons. The meanings and the methods for telling the stories are important. The elder reveled in the delivery of the stories as well as the story content. It was easy to envision the scene as I too am the first American born in my family. I remember by parents, grandpare
" Children learn when you least expect them to. The next story is "Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway. They hear every word in a conversation between two adults. Although the father regrets taking Nick on the outing, Nick does not for he has learned to be at peace with death. Walker prayed for beauty-not for sight. While at the village Nick observes his father, who is a doctor, deliver a baby to an Indian by caesarian section. She says, "It was great fun being cute. " In reality the scar was causing her to see a distorted image of herself that nobody else could see. These are the life lessons that shape us as human beings and mold us into the people we are. I know this is true because I see it in my own son. Before this accident, there was not a doubt in her mind that when people looked at her they saw an adorable little girl. Sometimes, we even learn from our children. The growing boy finds in the father, not only a teacher-guide but also a fixed refuge against the terrors of the emotional and spiritual unknown.
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