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“A Celebration of Grandfathers”

“A Celebration of Grandfathers”. Rudolfo A. Anaya Page 662. Rudolfo A. Anaya . Born 1937 in New Mexico novels, stories, and articles writings reflect Mexican American heritage and his concern for the past “A Celebration of Grandfathers” reflects

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“A Celebration of Grandfathers”

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  1. “A Celebration of Grandfathers” Rudolfo A. Anaya Page 662

  2. Rudolfo A. Anaya • Born 1937 in New Mexico • novels, stories, and articles • writings reflect Mexican American heritage and his concern for the past • “A Celebration of Grandfathers” reflects on the “old ones” he remembers from his childhood

  3. Notes: • What type of essay? • reflective essay • What is the most important subject that Anaya reflects upon? • Anaya reflects on his feelings about the value of the elderly in our society • What does the passage that describes his grandfather as “connected to the cycle that brought the rain and kept it from us” reveal? • He saw himself as a participant in the “circle of life” not a bystander. • What is Anaya’s attitude toward the values of young people today? • He believes the that young people are making a “harmful break”– young people will be “less” for not knowing and embracing them • What does the “autumn of life” refer to? • old age • What does Anaya do to bring the essay “full circle?” • Ends the essay with the same greeting that he begins it with

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