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Running in the Family: Don’t Talk To Me About Matisse – Eclipse Plumage

Running in the Family: Don’t Talk To Me About Matisse – Eclipse Plumage. By : Adrian Ceja Cristin Gonzalez Daniel Park. What is Ceylon? (63). Ceylon is:. Island off the coast of Sri Lanka Where his ancestors are from. Where did Michael see his family’s name engraved? (65-66).

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Running in the Family: Don’t Talk To Me About Matisse – Eclipse Plumage

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  1. Running in the Family:Don’t Talk To Me About Matisse – Eclipse Plumage By: Adrian Ceja Cristin Gonzalez Daniel Park

  2. What is Ceylon? (63)

  3. Ceylon is: • Island off the coast of Sri Lanka • Where his ancestors are from

  4. Where did Michael see his family’s name engraved? (65-66)

  5. Where did Michael see his family’s name engraved? • He saw his last name engraved in St. Thomas’ Church. • It was the name of his grandfather’s wife, who had died at the age of 25. • How do you think Michael felt when he saw the Ondaatje name in the church?

  6. How did the Ondaatje family get their last name? (63-64)

  7. How did the Ondaatje family get their last name? • An ancestor that arrives to Ceylon cures the residing governor’s daughter • He uses a strange herb • As a reward, he is given a foreign wife, land, and the Dutch-spelled last name, “Ondaatje”

  8. Lalla forces her son Noel to eat a thalagoya tongue, but he gets sick and almost dies. (72-75)Are there any particular traditions in your family or culture that are unique?

  9. Passions of Lalla • Lalla’s life was lived passionately, for her kids, for her lovers, and for herself. • Because of this, Lalla’s life was guided by her passions. It drove her crazy to be “grabbed or contained by anyone.”(119) • What are the passions that control/dictate the way you live? How do your passions effect your life?

  10. Sweet Like a Crow (76-77) • Ondaatje’s poem about Ceylonese music is very descriptive. • Read the poem as a group and discuss one of your favorite descriptions. • Why do you think Michael Ondaatje wrote this poem?

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