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House with the blue bed. Chapters 9 - 16. In the chapter Flight, Arteaga makes references to humming birds, as well as sand. What do you think is the significance of the humming bird and the sand?. Flight.
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Housewith the blue bed Chapters 9 - 16
In the chapter Flight, Arteaga makes references to humming birds, as well as sand. • What do you think is the significance of the humming bird and the sand? Flight
We believe that Arteaga creates this comparison between the different types of birds, and sand to represent power, respect, and hierarchy. • On pages, 36-38 he speaks of the quality of sand and how some looks pretty and flows while other sand is dense and still. • As well with the humming birds because he marvels at their ability and puts them above all other birds. Flight
In the section fall, Arteaga and his daughter take interest in a woman’s interactions and her incident outside of the bar. • How does the woman being hit by the car effect Arteaga? • What does his gesture to the woman mean/ show about the character? Fall
Fall • We think that Arteaga’s reaction to the woman being hit speaks to his compassion for life, and also the stillness of her bodies scares him. • The touch on the shoulder just speaks to his admiration of her beauty; he finds her graceful and goddess- like and therefore finds it necessary to gesture gently.
In this section Arteaga’s daughter and her friend meet Prince Edward of England and when the friend extends her hand for a hand shake he doesn’t shake it. • Our question to you is what does Arteaga mean by “you don’t need to get up, or panic, or struggle in the least: I’ll be your strength.” When referring to the royal families? Prince
In this section Arteaga touches upon this idea of the “untouchables”, Otherwise known as people of power. • By Prince Edward not allowing the young girl to touch him he exerted power because he felt as though she wasn’t worthy enough to touch him. • This may also be related to racism since she was Hispanic but it is understood that all power political figures are only allowed to fraternize with people of importance. Prince
Arteaga seems to be confused while he’s at the postal office, lost in thought. • But, what does Arteaga’s constant rambling about languages mean to you? Cartas
By Arteaga being lost in translation, we saw that as a metaphor for his life and people’s lives in general. • He feels as though bad things happen when people forget where they are in life and/or where they come from which causes them to lose sight on what is important in their lives at the moment. • “Lost in translation” is often associated with people whom can’t comprehend the things going on around them because to them things are happening too fast. Cartas
Connecting back to the chapter fall, What do you think Arteaga’s fear of dead bodies and his attachment to the girl rundown by the car say about him? The Dead
Arteaga has a natural respect for life and in this I find that he himself fears death. • The stillness of lively things is somewhat disturbing to him because it’s unnatural. • He has a clear connection to nature and death is the one thing that could detach him from all of it. The Dead
What was the reason for Arteaga’s reference to “The Revolt of The Cockroach People”? (pg.56) • What do you think he meant by “had I not lost faith as a young man in East Los Angeles, I might have lost a daughter that day in San Jose”? (pg.58) • So what is Arteaga’s overall message in Faith? (pg.59-60) Signs, Gun, and Faith