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Kathryn . PER X . PP. 1-32
DQ: When Tayo is visiting with the doctor at the VA hospital (pp. 15-16), he refers to himself in the 3rd person. What is the reader supposed to infer from this? Is he crazy? Who does he think he is if he's not himself?It's confusing.
DQ: Are you surprised by Tayo’s statement on pg. 18 about the Japanese woman who tries to help him and her son?
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Kathryn . PER 1 . PP. 1-32
DQ: When Tayo is visiting with the doctor at the VA hospital (pp. 15-16), he refers to himself in the 3rd person. What is the reader supposed to infer from this? Is he crazy? Who does he think he is if he's not himself?It's confusing.
DQ: Are you surprised by Tayo’s statement on pg. 18 about the Japanese woman who tries to help him and her son?
Lily. Period 8 pg 1-32
DQ: On page 14, Tayo prays that the rain will go away. It is described that the "grass turned yellow and it did nt grow" then it says "Tayo could see the consequences of his praying". How does this foreshadow the events to come? What does the portrayl of "yellow" say here?
DQ: Tayo thinks about the moon and distances on page 19. He says "Distances and days existed in themselves then; they all had a story. They were not barriers" What is the purpose of this statement? How does it show how Tayo is feeling about his current situation?
1. In the poem ceremony, who is this poem defying? What represents this group in the text so far?
- When it says “Their evil is mighty but it can’t stand up to our stories”, who is they? And is it the Laguna Pueblo Indians alone that this poem speaks for?
2. Is green bad and yellow good, or the reverse? Does it switch throughout the story so far as we have read?
- When Josiah says, “Nothing was all good or all bad either; it all depended”, does this reflect in how sometimes the color green is good and sometimes the color yellow is good in Tayo’s eyes?
Michelle Cass (above)
Maddie
What does rain and lack thereof represent in this chapter? What is the significance of the differences of the climates in Japan and New Mexico?
Poem on page 13
When and where did Josiah die?
Throughout the first thirty pages of the text, Leslie Silko explores Tayo’s relationship with rain, even providing a poem on pages 13-14 devoted specifically to that theme. What does rain represent in this section of the book? How does this poem demonstrate Tayo’s relationship with rain?
On page 25, and throughout the first section of the novel, Tayo reflects on moments in his past with Josiah. In many of these flashbacks, Josiah seems to be acting as Tayo’s father figure. What is Tayo’s relation to Josiah? How has the loss of his father figure affected him?
--Sam Wood
LAURA GOETZ, period 8 pages 1-32
DQ 1: When the Thought woman describes her story (page 1), what story is she describing? What influences your answer?
DQ 2: What does the word 'sunrise' describe (page 4)?
Pgs. 1-32
1. What is the importance of alcohol so far in the story?
2. On page 28, Tayo says, "They all mourned Rocky that way, by slipping, lapsing into the plans he had for college and for his football career." Who is Rocky? Why is he important?
1. On page 15 Tayo talks about feeling like white smoke and invisible. What is the significance of this?
2. On page 14 Tayo feels guilty for praying for the rain to go away. Why does he feel guilty? Did he pray to the wrong gods? Was it him that caused the lack of rain in his hometown?
Michelle, Period 5, Reading 33-63
1. There is a theme in the poems that were a part of this reading regarding a magic which tricked the people into disbelief. What is this magic in the world Tayo is living in?
- Pages 46-49, 53-54
2. Hypocrisy is the essence of snobbery, but all snobbery is about the problem of belonging.
- Work Cited: "Alexander Theroux." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2011. 19 April. 2011. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alexandert403625.html
Pages 33-63
1. "By building relations we create a source of love and personal pride and belonging that makes living in a chaotic world easier."
-Susan Lieberman
2. On page 61 there is a description of Tayo smashing a melon. Why is this scene described? What does it show about Tayo?
ryann. period 5. pages 1-32
DQ: does the fact that tayo prays for the rain to go away (page 12) because he loses rocky's body foreshadow/connect to why it is so dry where tayo is living now?
DQ: tayo says that "for a long time he had been white smoke." (page 14) do you think it has a deeper meaning that just being on drugs for a long time? was there a specific event that caused him to turn to white smoke?
What did the medicine man do for Tayo? What was the melon field?
Hypocrisy is the essence of snobbery, but all snobbery is about the problem of belonging.
Alexander Theroux
Period 5. pg. 1-32
DQ: On page 16, Why does Tayo refer to himself in the 3rd person?
DQ: On pg, 10, there is an description of a blind mule. What does this symbolize?
“You cannot become thorough Americans if you think of yourselves in groups. America does not consist of groups. A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular national group in America has not yet become an American.”
Sorry, my bad! (ignore the post above) Period 5- 33-63
DQ: What are the differences between the conversations when they are sober and the conversations when they are drunk, such as pg. 42?
"You cannot become thorough Americans if you think of yourselves in groups. America does not consist of groups. A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular national group in America has not yet become an American."
-Woodrow Wilson (from ThinkExist)
DQ: on page 61, emo shows his war souvenirs of human teeth of Japanese soldiers from the war. How does this relate to the deer ritual? are the two "rituals" completely different in terms of respect for the dead?
DQ: Why does Tayo continue to go to the bar to get drunk with his friends even if they anger him and say offensive things to him? (Page 60)
DQ: on pafe 46 when Tayo drinks from the spring Josiah shows to him, he says "maybe this wasnt the end after all." What did he mean when he said this?
Claire- Period 5 pg 1-32
1. On page 27, Tayo recalls “Josiah said that only humans had to endure anything, because only humans resisted what they saw outside themselves. Animals did not resist. But they persisted, because they became part of the wind.” What’s the role of the wind? On pages 6, 11, 21, 26, Tayo describes the wind coming from the southwest, what’s the significance of the southwest?
2. On page 17, “It was all worse than he had ever dreamed: to have drifted all those months in white smoke, only to wake up again in the prison camp.” What prison camp is he talking about? Is he recalling a memory, or is that how he feels? Also, do you think he is out of his “white smoke” or still living in a trance?
Claire- Period 5
Page 33-63
1. On page 35, when Ku’oosh is talking with Tayo, the narrator says “People said back in the old days they took the scalps and threw them down there. Tayo knew what the old man had come for.” Is Tayo being paranoid about the old man will do or are these two separate thoughts?
2. “Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong job, the wrong marriage, or the wrong house. When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don't belong.” –The Tao of Pooh
http://blog.gaiam.com/quotes/topics/belonging
Period 5; 33-64
"No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other."
-Frank Lloyd Wright
DQ: What makes Tayo's relationship with his mother different from that of a typical mother-son relationship?
Is Tayo's anger with himself strong enough to fix his weak habits?
Danny. PER 8. Pages. 1-32
DQ: What does they looked familiar even when they were alive mean? Shouldn't it be when they are dead? (7)
DQ: What does being invisible signify? (15)
Cameron Per.5 Pg 33-63
1. "Some species live largely alone, whilst others have learned that if you form a tribe, you can share out the work and hence live more safely. Homo sapiens, of course, is one of the latter, tribal species."
-Changingminds.org
2. On pg 52-53 Tayo stabs Emo with a broken bottle. Why was he so mad at Emo?
ryann. per 5. pages 32-64
DQ: What was the significance of the medicine man coming to Tayo's house, and telling him about history?
quote: We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.~ Aldo Leopold
citation: http://www.quotesea.com/quotes/with/belonging
Matthew Fiedler...
DQ: Whats the significance/meaning of the poem ceremony?
DQ: On page 14, Tayo calls compares himself to "white smoke." What does he mean by this statement?
Lily. Period 8. PG 33-63
1.On page 53, the explanation for Tayo trying to kill Emo was the fact that he was drunk and that he had been in the war. What is the relationship between liquor and violence in this book?
2.On page 51, Tayo has a memory of when he and his brother went to kill the deer. What does this show about how Tayo is feeling? How does this show the guilt that he is feeling about the war? It was confusing
Sam Per. 8 pp. 32-63
"When you don't fit in, you become superhuman. You can feel everyone else's eyes on you, stuck like Velcro. You can hear a whisper about you from a mile away. You can disappear, even when it looks like you're still standing right there. You can scream, and nobody hears a sound. You become the mutant who fell into the vat of acid, the Joker who can't remove his mask, the bionic man who's missing all his limbs and none of his heart. You are the thing that used to be normal, but that was so long ago, you can't even remember what it was like."
— Jodi Picoult
“He had been thinking about how easy it was to stay alive now that he didn’t care about being alive any more … He could eat regular food. He seldom vomited any more. Some nights he even slept all night without the dreams” (Silko 39). When does this scene take place in the context of the story? Does this scene show that the medicine man’s cure worked for Tayo? If so, why, in the present, is Tayo no longer cured?
LAURA GOETZ period 8 pgs 64-89
DQ: On page 64, the boys keep talking about how excited they are to fight for America. What does this say about their political positions?
DQ: Why would Auntie tell Tayo the story about his mother (page 70)?
DQ: On pages 67 and 70, there are examples of Auntie treating Tayo differently than Rocky. She is obviously ashamed of him, but why does she feel the need to hurt him?
DQ:
On 68 it explains Aunties beliefs in the Church. Do most laguna pueblo people go to church or is Auntie different?
DQ:
On 86 Night Swan says something about a wife, and somebody whos horses trample him. Is she talking about Josiah?? confusing.
Danny. Period 8 33-63
Quote: By building relations we create a source of love and personal pride and belonging that makes living in a chaotic world easier.
Susan Lieberman
DQ: What is the significance of Tayo stabbing Emo? (52-53)
Period 5 pg. 117-141
DQ: Is the poem on 128-130 there to represent Tayo?
DQ: What do the hazel eyes symbolize?
Michelle Cass
1. There are multiple relationships described in this chapter, but none of them seem particularly healthy. What do these relationships say about Tayo’s illness? Are they related at all?
2. What is it that Tayo sees in all of the medicine mans stuff? (p. 111)
ryann. period 5. pages 33-63
DQ:around pages 60 and 61 emo takes out the bag full of teeth, which really upset tayo. is this just because he doesn't like the way emo "grows" from killing? or is there another reason?
DQ: on page 56 tayo get's his boots wet and he flashes back to the time rocky died. is this tayo's main problem (flashing back to when rocky died? is he upset about the war because rocky died or because of other things?
ps sorry this is super late my computer doesn't like to work
Lily Period 8 PG 64-84
DQ:Does Auntie actually have any caring feelings towards Tayo at all? On page 67, it talks about how Auntie kept a 'distance' between her and Tayo. "She wanted him close enough to feel excluded" why doesn't she care?
DQ: The book that Josiah read about raising cattle is written by white people. On page 75 Tayo, Rocky and Josiah all have a conversation about how the white people did not consider things such as drought and blizzards. Why do this read this book if it is not useful?
PG 117-141
DQ: The mexican man tells Tayo that his grandmother was mexican with green eyes. this is really similar to Tayo, mixed blood. What is the significance of this?
DQ: It was confusing on page 126 when Betonie says that "the ceremonies have always been changing" what doe sthis mean? does it have any higher symbolism to the book?
Sam . Period 8 . PP. 117-141
On page 124 of Ceremony, Tayo says, referring to Josiah, “He loved me. He loved me, and I didn’t do anything to save him … He died because there was no one to help him search for the cattle after they were stolen” (Silko 124). Tayo feels guilt for his uncle’s death because he left Josiah to fight in the war when he had promised to stay and help raise the cattle. To what degree is Tayo actually responsible for Josiah’s death?
“Tayo watched him walk down the path from the old man’s place, and he could feel cold sweat between his fingers. His heart was pounding, and all he could think about was that if he started running right then, he could still catch up to Robert” (118). Why is Tayo so afraid of the medicine man?
1. On page 124 Silko writes, "'Rocky,' Betonie said softly, 'tell me about Rocky.' The tears ran along the sides of Tayo's nose and off his chin as they fell, the hollow inside his chest folded into the black hole and he waited for the collapse in to himself." This is extreme grief, do you think this comes from guilt over Rocky's death or from love for his brother?
2. In the poem on pages 128-130 it says "So, long time ago they got him back again but he wasn't quite the same after that not like other children." Is this referring to Tayo?
How is The medicine man similar or different to Josiah?
Is Tayo talking about his own childhood when he describes being left alone?
1) what is the significance of the cattle moving south?
2)what does the poem on page 105 represent?
David
LAURA GOETZ
pages 117-141 period 8
DQ: Is Tayo healing (124)?
DQ: Why is Tayo with the old man (117)?
DQ: Why do the people blame most of their troubles on the white people. How does this connect to witchery? (pg. 132)
DQ: Why wasn't Tayo afraid of the "white" place? (123)
DQ: on page 124, what does Betonie mean when he says, "it isn't surpising you saw him (Josiah) with them (Japanese)"?
Maddie. Per 5. pp 32-63
2. What does Tayo’s physical illness represent? What appears to cause it to appear? (51)
Why is the story about smashing melons and ants significant? (62) What does it say about the war experience?
“By building relations we create a source of love and personal pride and belonging that makes living in a chaotic world easier.”
Susan Lieberman
Maddie. Per 5. pp.117-142
Betonie differentiates between the white world and the and the world of the Native Americans (117). How does this relate to Tayo's childhood and now his illness?
How does the poem about Fly and Hummingbird (113) relate to Tayo's origins in Gallup?
DQ: Is there symbolism in the circle of sunlight on the floor between Tayo and Betonie?
DQ: Are Betonie and Tayo similar people? They have the same eyes.
Michelle period 5 pp. 142-169
1. In Tayo’s ceremony, why is it so important that the helper is a bear man? Do bears play a special role in Laguna Pueblo beliefs? (pp. 142-143)
2. In Betonie’s story, what does the horses’ initial fear of the Mexican woman in the tree say about her? What does it say about the hunter/ Indians in general? (pp. 147)
3. In Helen Jean’s story, does the fact that it is ceremony time when her intentions and reality are put in prospective for her matter? If so, what does this say about the power of their ceremonies?
ryann. period 5. pages 117-142
DQ: does the relationship between betonie and the bear child (shush) mirror anything in tayo's life? if not what is the significance of this relationship?
DQ: why is tayo so freaked out by all of the stuff that betonie has in his house? page ~120
Marie period 5 pgs 141-169
Betonie says that the ceremony is not complete. What effect did Tayo's ceremony have on him? Has he benefited from it yet?
Betonie tells Tayo the story of his grandmother, who was Mexican. How is the way the Pueblo people view Mexicans similar or different to the way they view white people? What does this say about their culture?
Helen Jean is independent and talented. She moved away from home and she can type. What keeps her from getting a job and being successful?
DQ: Did the ceremony that Betonie performed with Shush completely cure Tayo, or do you think he still has more self-searching left to do?? (153)
DQ: what was the meaning of the story about the Mexican girl and Descheeny, Betonies grandfather? (pg150)
Ibad Jafri. PER 5. 142-169
DQ: How are Tayo and Betonie similar? How are they different?
DQ: Does the fact that the skin of the Woman in Betonie's story is light serve as a device for any sort of symbolism?
DQ: Does Helen Jean remind Tayo of his mother? Why or why not?
also why are the physical features of so many characters compared to those of birds? (Betonie, Helen Jean, etc.)
Sam . PER 8 . PP. 142-169
“‘[T]he ceremony isn’t finished yet.’ He was drawing in the dirt with his finger. ‘Remember these stars,’ he said. ‘I’ve seen them and I’ve seen the spotted cattle; I’ve seen a mountain and I’ve seen a woman’” (Silko 152). Who is the woman that Betonie sees in the stars? How is she related to Tayo’s ceremony?
“‘It is a disgrace the way you sleep with her every night. We try to teach our children to avoid touching alien things, but every day they see you do it’” (149). How is the relationship between Descheeny and the Mexican girl similar to the relationship between Night Swan and Tayo? How is it different?
“After spending all her life at Towac, she didn’t need to be wasting her time there, in the middle of nowhere, some place worse than the reservation she had left” (166). If Helen Jean is so eager to leave Gallup behind, why hasn’t she left? During the year that she has been there, what prevented her from leaving?
Hagop. Period 5 Pg 1-142
Ceremony Questions
“When the sergeant told them to kill all the Japanese soldiers lined up with their hands on top of their heads, Tayo could not pull the trigger” (7)
I don’t understand why Americans are painted so barbarically here. What is the significance of American atrocities, rather than valor or kindness, being recounted? Why would Tayo remember these events rather than the common instances of heroism?
“The sound of the rain got louder, pounding on the leaves, splashing in the ruts; it splattered on his head, and the sound echoed in his skull. It streamed down his face and neck like jungle flies with crawling feet” (12)
Why does the rain bother Tayo so much? Does it still haunt him in the way crunching noises do, or has the drought cured his fear of rain?
“The tall soldier pushed Tayo away, not hard, but the way a small child would be pushed away by an older brother…the tall soldier looked at him curiously” (44)
I don’t understand why the Japanese soldier seems so normal. What do these small signs of humanity in the Japanese soldier represent? Why does Tayo refrain from hating the Japanese even after this soldier bludgeons Rocky to death?
“’I’m sick’, he said, turning away from the old man to vomit. ‘I’m sick, but I never killed any enemy’” (36)
What is actually making Tayo sick enough to turn vomit into a motif? How does his sickness represent more than just his own bad memories?
“He loved me. He loved me and I didn’t do anything to save him” (124)
Now that Josiah is dead, does anyone love Tayo? Could his suffering and illness have a cause as simple as lack of love?
“Don’t confuse those who go to the bears with the witch people” (131)
I don’t understand the whole section about witches. How do humans, bears, bear people and witches represent Indians, whites, and their relationship? What else could witches represent?
Hagop Period 5 pp 142-169
“The old man came forward then and cut Tayo across the top of his head” (143)
What specific parts of the ceremony seem to help Tayo? Should the stories count as part of the ceremony?
“’Sometimes I have to shake my head’, she’d say, ‘because human beings deserve exactly what they get’” (151)
How does this statement in Betonie’s story apply to the way the Laguna people feel about losing their land? How does it apply to Tayo’s illness?
“After spending all her life at Towac, she didn’t need to be wasting her time there, in the middle of nowhere, someplace worse than the reservation she had left. If she hung around any longer with these guys, that’s how she’d end up. Like the rest of the Indians” (166)
How is Helen Jean similar to Rocky? In what ways is their attitude toward whites beneficial for Indians? How is it harmful?
pg. 142-169
1. On page 142 Silko writes, “The old man painted a dark mountain range beside the farthest hoop, the next closer, he painted blue, and moving toward him, he knelt and made the yellow mountains.” What is the importance of mountains in the ceremony and what is the significance of their color?
2. On page 150, Betonie tells the story of the Mexican girl saying, ‘“Why do I bother to lay down with you old man?’” What is the relationship between the Descheeny and the Mexican girl?
3. “Her roommates got tired of helping her out. They thought she was a secretary; they kept asking what she did with all her money” (162). Why is it important for Helen Jean to pretend she is a secretary?
Matthew Fiedler
pg. 33-63
1. On pg 35 Tayo says that he nods to the old man because he knew his place. How does he know this and what is his place?
2. Why do you think Tayo was appreciated more when wearing a uniform? How does this represent belonging?
Lexi. Period 8 pp.1-141
DQ: Early in the book Tayo experienced some hallucinations (p.7-8), is this the sickness that Harley refers to on page 22, when he said “you were really sick when you got back? Or is it referring to the sickness that Tayo was in the hospital for on page 15-16? Or is it both?
DQ: Harley talks about how his family sent him to the ranch that him and Tayo stay at in order to “keep him away from beer and out of trouble” (p.23-24), but Tayo said explained that he wanted to be alone and that the ranch “is a good place for it”. Does this mean Tayo is staying at the ranch for the same reason why Harley’s family wants him to stay there or is he there for something different?
Quote: “The feeling of not belonging, of not being entirely worthy, of being sometimes hostage to your own sensibilities. Those things speak to me very personally.” -Anthony Minghella
DQ: The end of the story on page 48 reads, “‘I’ve had enough of that,’ she said, ‘If they like that magic so much let them live off of it.’ So she took the plants and grass from them. Being that this is the story of how the drought was caused, does this mean that the war itself caused it, or the people on the reservation caused it, or possibly both?
DQ: On page 125 Betonie says, “This has been going on for a long time. They will try to stop you from completing the ceremony.” If the “they” he refers to is Tayo’s family, then what does this say about the familial relationship that Tayo has with the rest of his family?
DQ: When Bertonie says “She sent me to school. Sherman Institute, Riverside, California” (121) does the woman he’s referring to have any connection to Tayo?
Lexi Period 8 pp.142-169
DQ: During the Ceremony there comes some lines that say, “Come home, happily return belonging to your home return to long life and happiness again return to long life and happiness” (143). Does this describe the purpose of the Ceremony and why they want Tayo and all the other veterans to do this? And at the end of the Ceremony it reads, “All kinds of evil were still on him” (144). Is this possibly foreshadowing that the Ceremony never completely works or just doesn’t work on Tayo completely?
DQ: Bertonie’s Story. When Bertonie talks about his grandpa and says “They sent Descheeny the patients they couldn’t cure, the victims of this new evil set loose upon the world” (150), what does this have to do with the theme/motif of ceremony (moving forward)?
DQ: On page 166 Helen Jean finishes her story, but what does it say about the war veterans?
Matthew Fiedler
pg 63-140
1. What does Tayo's understanding of Auntie say about their relationship?
2. Why does Night Swan "do it" with Tayo if she is dating Josiah?
Danny Period 8. pg. 117-141
What is the significance of the Bear people and their difference from witches? (131)
Why does Tayo blame himself so much for Josiah's death? (124)
Maddie. Per 5. pp 142 What do the bear pawprints in the sand painting represent (143)?
Why were the hunting men who found the Meican girl so afraid of her? What was it about her that made them so uneasy (147)?
How is Helen Jean's story similar to Rocky's?
Matthew Fiedler
pg. 142-169
1. How does the bear people story relate to Tayo's attempt at "coming home"/recovery? (142)
2. What are signs that the ceremony either helps or doesnt help Tayo on his recovery process?
3. What characters are Helen Jean similar to? (that we've met previously in the book)
ryann. period 5. pages 142-169
DQ: is the part of the ceremony when tayo walks in the bear tracks relate to shush's story? why or why not? page 143
and
what is the purpose of hitting tayo in the head? page ~142
DQ: how does betonie's life story connect him and tayo
DQ: how does helen jean's story relate to tayo's mom?
Michelle period 5 pp. 170-195
1. Horses’ reactions, especially in possibly dangerous situations, seem important in the book so far. Is this just a coincidence, or is the codependent man and horse relationship reflected in horses’ reaction to alarm as well?
2. In the story about the gambler, is Tayo supposed to be the sun man? If so, what does the blue corn meal/ blood which the gambler (white people?) offers the sun man represent?
above #1 pp. 195
*Mexican
Maddie. Per 5. pp. 170-195
What does the souhtwestern motion of Josiah's cattle (188)?
What does the cattle's ability to survive in the inhabitable environment of drought-plagued New Mexico say about them and their vitality?
4/25/11 pg 117-141
1. Tayo and Auntie seem to understand each other in a special way yet they are very different. Why is that?
2. On page 128 they talk about a small child. Is this small Child Tayo
4/26/11 pg 142-169
1. During Tayo's ceremony (pg 151), they talk about a fly and a hummingbird. Which one is Tayo? How do you know
2. I believe that Betonie is either they fly or the hummingbird (pg 151). What does the relationship between the fly and the hummingbird symbolize?
3. What is Helen Jeans significance in the story? To me, she really seems to only be there to entertain the men although i could be wrong. (pg 157-160)
Ibad, Per. 5, 170-195
DQ: Why is that that something as seemingly boring as cattle is featured prominently in a sex scene?
DQ: Why does Tayo engage in such intent post-sex horse observing with the mare?
“The loggers shot the bears and mountain lions for sport. And it was then that the Laguna people understood that the land had been taken, because they couldn’t stop these white people from coming to destroy the animals and the land” (186).
How are the wild animals connected to the Laguna people? What is the difference between the wild animals and the cattle?
“His anger excluded everything but the horse…he reined the mare in tight and kept his heels tight against her sides to let her know he meant business” (193)
What makes Tayo upset with the horse? What is its symbolic importance?
Danny Period 8 pg. 141-169
DQ: What is the significance of returning home? (143)
DQ: What is the connection of the tracking and meat to Tayo hunting with Josiah and Rocky? (146)
DQ: On page 161 Helen Jean talks about how she had to leave without saying-bye. How does this connect to Tayo's guiltiness for Josiah's death? (161)
pg 169-195
1. On page 142 Silko writes, “The helper worked in the shadows beyond the dark mountain range; he worked with the black sand, making bear prints side by side.”Bears are seen many times throughout the story, especially during the ceremony. Why are the bear people the only ones who can help Tayo? What does this say about bears?
2. Why was Tayo thinking about cattle when he slept with the woman? What does this say about his character and the importance of cattle?
Lexi Period 8 p.170-195
DQ: Considering the passage on page 191 about “the lie” when Tayo was cutting into the fence, what do the different colored cattle (white, spotted, etc.) symbolize in this story?
DQ: Is woman he meets on page 176 the same girl Betonie mentioned when he talked about the stars and the cattle?
DQ: On page 170, it says that Tayo had to make transitions to "become whole again". What are these transitions? How does this relate to the cattle?
DQ: on pages 171-176, the story of the Gambler, Sunrise, and the stormclouds is told. Does this have to do with Tayo's guilt for praying the rain to stop? Or that he still has something valuable even if he thinks he has nothing to loose to the gambler?
DQ: on the top of page 191, Tayo hesitates to believe that a white person would steal his cattle because of their wealth, but he is quick to assume it would be another Native American of Mexican? Is this a form of internalized oppression?
DQ: on page 194-195, Tayo has major doubts about everything, even saying that Betonie's advice was all superstition? why is he going back and forth?
Lily 8 141-169
DQ: On page 145, Tayo has a dream about 'cattle' what is the significance of this? Is it related to Josiah at all?
DQ: What is the purpose of the story of Helen Jean, on page 161. I don't understand why it is important to the story.
Peter D. 8 pg.170-195
DQ: What is the significance of the patterns on the ladies blanket on p. 177?
DQ: What is it about the Mountains on P. 192 that make such an affect on Tayo and make him change his perspective on time?
Marie Period 5 pgs 169-195
Tayo keeps sprinkling pollen animal tracks. Why does he do this?
Josiah always described the cattle as smart. What does this say about his values?
4/27/11
1. Silko seems to use her color motifs a lot more in this section specifically yellow and blue. Why are they coming up more now? What do they represent?
2. I thought it was weird that after he slept with the woman on pg 181 he had dreams about the cattle. What does this say about Tayo?
Sam . Per 8 . to pp. 224
While Tayo rides in Leroy’s truck with Leroy, Harley, and Helen Jean, he watches the grasshoppers through the window. He spends a lot of time thinking about the grasshoppers, and he even “want[s] to catch a grasshopper and hold it close to his face, to look at its big flat eyes and shiny thin legs with stripes of black and brown like beadwork, making tiny intricate designs” (Silko 156). According to what’s-your-sign.com (http://www.whats-your-sign.com/grasshopper-totem-and-symbolism.html) grasshoppers in Native American culture are symbols of glad tidings, harbingers of good news. However, rather than focusing on the grasshoppers as a positive sign, Tayo dwells on the fact that “the last time he held one, Rocky was with him” (156) and the fact that in “another month the grasshoppers w[ill] be dead” (157). Why are the grasshoppers so important to Tayo at this juncture in his story? Are they a good omen or a bad omen?
“[A]ll he could think about was how the hunter seemed to know that he and the woman had met before” (210). Does the woman’s husband know that she slept with Tayo? If so, why doesn’t he seem to care?
DQ: on page 192, Tayo is thinking about Josiah's stolen cattle and how retrieving them meant they were no longer lost. He connects the stolen cattle to the stolen land, how is this realization a cure to Tayo's sickness?
DQ: on page 196, Tayo says to himself, "'Mountain lion, mouintain lion, becoming what you are with each breath, your substance changing with the earth and the sky.' The mountain lion blinked his eyes; there was no fear". Do you think the lion represents Tayo's transformation or represents a protection and relationship with nature??
ryann. period 5. pages 170-195
DQ: on page 195 when the mountain lion comes and leads tayo in the direction of the cattle, is the mountain lion supposed to symbolize help when all else is lost? becuase tayo has sort of given up on finding the cattle and he is just laying on the groud
DQ: are the cattle tayo's cure? on page 192 it says "he had been so intent on fingin the cattle that he had forgotten all the events of the past days and past years
ps the blog thing is not allowing me to post comments for some reason ):
11/29/11
1. On page 196 a mountain lion approaches Tayo and neither of them seem to be frightened however when Tayo confronts the lion it walks away over the river. What does it mean that the lion ignores Tayo and walks away across the river?
2. On page 202 they find fresh mountain lion tracks again. What does this foreshadow in the book?
Aditi Period 5 pg. 117-141
1. “Tayo and Auntie understood each other very well. Years later Tayo wondered if anyone, even old Grandma or Josiah, ever understand her as well as he did” (67). Why do Tayo and Auntie get along so well despite their differences?
2. “Old Betonie’s place looked down on all of it; from the yellow sandrock foothills the whole town spread out below”(116-117). Why did they switch to Betonie from the other medicine man?
Aditi Period 5 pg. 142-169
1. “Tayo could feel the blood ooze along his scalp; he could feel rivulets in his hair” (143). How does this help Tayo in recovering?
2. “She held her mouth tight, teeth clenched under her thin lips, and she stared at them with hazel green eyes that had a peculiar night shine of a wolf or bobcat” (147). What does her description as a wolf or bobcat represent?
3. How does Helen Jean try to deny her culture? What character is she similar too?
Aditi Period 5 pg. 170-195
1. Tayo’s relationship with his horse seems closer than any of his other relationships with many places in the text talking about him remember her old habits. Why is this?
2. “Caterpillar spread out dry corn husks on the floor” (180). What does the caterpillar represent in the story, when he gives fly and hummingbird tobacco?
Matthew Fiedler
pg. 170-224
1. In some native american religions, cattle are considered holy. Knowing this, what does Tayo's freeing of the cattle represent?
2. How do the white and spotted cattle differ and what does this difference represent?
Sam . PER 8 . PP. 225-243
“Leroy was so drunk that when he opened the door for Tayo, the door handle pulled him off the seat and halfway to the ground” (Silko 238). Harley and Leroy have chosen to solve their problems by constantly being drunk. While this seems like a destructive and counterproductive lifestyle, Tayo thinks that it “would be easy to get lost in this place of theirs, where the past, even a few hours before, suddenly los[es] its impact and seem[s] like a vague dream” (241). Is Harley’s and Leroy’s lifestyle and viable solution, or is it, like the hospital for Tayo, a self-destructive escape and a sort of living death?
“It’s almost completed,” she said. “We are coming to the end soon” (233). What is the “it” that Ts’eh refers to here? Is she saying that it is almost time for her to leave Tayo? Is she saying that Tayo’s ceremony is almost over?
Lexi Period 8 p.225-243
DQ: At the end of page 234, Tayo makes a comparison between the road when he was with Harley (the drought) and when he’s with Ts’eh (the land being green and full of life), what does this say about Ts’eh character and her influence on Tayo?
DQ: On page 233, when Ts’eh says “It’s almost completed… We are coming to the end soon” is she what is she referring to? The ceremony or something else?
Michelle period 5 pp. 225-243
1. Leroy pp. 238, has Leroy changed at all throughout the book so far? If not, can it be said that this represents how these Indian war veterans are stuck in time with no real future ahead of them?
2. When the calf dies on pp. 229, is it likely, based on what the cattle have represented previously in the story, that its death shore shadows the death of some part of the people’s culture or a character?
LAURA GOETZ period 8 pgs 142-169
1. What does Helen do for the men in terms of healing (165)?
2. How does this relate to Tayo?
LAURA GOETZ period 8 ppgs 170-195
1. How does the legend relate to the story (170)?
2. What do the colors say about the situation on page 170?
LAURA GOETZ period 8 195-225
1. If fly means things like irritations and random thoughts that disrupt your mind, then why does the fly appear often in the poems (151)?
2. If hummingbird means things like beauty and moving so fast you can't see what's going on around you, why does it appear often in this book (151)?
DQ: On pg. 226 Romero healed his bull's leg and when the cattle started to chase the bull it turned around to face them, then the cattle joined the bull. Tayo also begins to see the "story taking form in bone and muscle". How does the bull's recovery and fearlessness translate to Tayo's story? (226)
DQ: On page 230, "the she-elk was bigger than life...her belly was swollen with new life..." This obviously has to do with the "woman" Ts'eh but what does this new life represent?? (230)
DQ: On pg. 226 Romero healed his bull's leg and when the cattle started to chase the bull it turned around to face them, then the cattle joined the bull. Tayo also begins to see the "story taking form in bone and muscle". How does the bull's recovery and fearlessness translate to Tayo's story? (226)
DQ: On page 230, "the she-elk was bigger than life...her belly was swollen with new life..." This obviously has to do with the "woman" Ts'eh but what does this new life represent?? (230)
DQ: Betonie said that one of the four things Tayo must look out for was the stars. On page 227, Ts'eh mentions that the last plant she needs isn't for color but "its for light. The light of the stars, and the moon penetrating the night." How come this is one of the few times they talk about stars, isn't more significant to Tayo's ceremony?? (227)
Per 5, 225-243
DQ: On page 232 it is said that She (not quite sure who this is) could see reflections just as Betonie can. Is this meant to imply wisdom or some other eerie similarity to Betonie?
DQ: On page 236 why is the sky likened to someone's stomach being cut open? Does that have a much darker subtext?
pg 225-243 5/1/11
1. On page 228 we see Robert again and his identity has clearly changed. Why is he so much more uneasy and unsure about everything than he used to be?
2. In general what is "She" talking about on page 231 and 232 about "them" coming for Tayo?
Lily Period 8 PG 224-262
On page 249, it talks about the destroyers. Are Pinkie, Emo and Leory the destroyers in this circumstance? Witches?
Tayo is being punished for something he cannot help, being himself. Emo calls him a halfbreed white son of a bitch on page 252. Why does he have to get punished for something he cannot help? Is emo jealous?
Hagop. Per. 5 pp 195-243
“[Pinkie] wasn’t paying any attention to Robert or Tayo, who were examining the old ewes. He stared off in the distance toward Gallup” (216)
How does Pinkie represent the general attitude of the Laguna people? If so many of them think the same way he does, how can the tribe as a whole be healed?
“Tayo opened it for him. He opened one for himself and leaned back on the seat” (241). If Tayo had just been feeling so secure and at peace, why does he succumb to alcohol and help his friends do the same?
Maddie. PER 5. pp. 224-243
Why is Robert showing concern for Tayo now (228)? Has his relationship with Tayo changed?
How are Harley and Leroy perpetuating the stereotypes that Tayo hates about his own people (238)?
LAURA GOETZ p.8 pages 225-243
DQ: What has love done for Tayo (227)?
DQ: "The clay is washing away. Nobody has come to paint it since the war. But as long as you remember what you have seen, nothing is gone. As long as you remember, it is part of this story we have together" (page 231) What does this say about where Tayo has come emotionally?
1. On page 228 we see Robert telling Tayo the army is coming to take him to the hospital. Silko writes, "Tayo had never heard Robert talk that way before; he had never seen him angry before" (228). Do you think this shows Robert cares about Tayo or is he scared of Tayo like many others are?
2. On page 232 Silko writes, "like old Betonie she could see reflections in sandrock pools of rainwater, images shifting in the flames of juniper fire, low and distant in the night." Does this mean T'seh can predict the future? Does she know Tayo's future?
Tayo does not enjoy being around the other vets. He doesn't like to talk about the war like they do. Why does he continue to spend time with them?
Why does T'seh leave?
ryann. period 5. pages 225-243
DQ: Does the fact the emo always has a "GI haircut" effect the way tayo feels about emo? page 229
DQ: on page 232 it says "his stomach churned up a hot taste in his throat". after that he begins to have more flashbacks (i think i might just be crazy and not understanding what is going on) what triggered the return of these emotions and flashbacks?
Matthew Fiedler
1. On pg. 230 Tayo says the can feel where Ts'eh had come from and understood where she would always be. Where does he understand that she will be?
2. On pg. 228, Robert comes looking for Tayo because he was worried that they might take Tayo away. What does this say about Robert?
Michelle period. 5 243-262
1. mountain
2. sunlight
3. dust
4. story
5. wind
6. direction
7. animal
8. family
9. tradition
10. expanding
Claire- Per 5 (sorry I forgot to put up the first two and I was sick on the other days)
Pages 117-141
1. On page 99-100, we see Tayo opening up to Night Swan, and then suddenly he gets tense and leaves. What made Tayo and the Night Swan’s relationship change and end so quickly? Why was Yao in such a rush to leave?
2. On page 121, was Betonie trimming his hair to make Tayo scarred or did Tayo just over react?
Pages 142-169
1. What part of the ceremony is curing Tayo? Is Betonie cutting Tayo’s forehead, on page 143, effective?
2. Betonie’s Story
3. Helen Jean’s story is described on pages 162-166. Both Helen Jean and the Night Swan’s stories are similar in that they are used for sex. What does this similarity say about women at this time?
Pages 170-195
1. Tayo says that he is looking for the cows that belonged to his uncle, on page 176, is Tayo using cows as a way to let go of his uncle’s memory or Tayo’s guilt about his uncle?
2. On page 193, why is Tayo angry with everything, but the horse? What made Tayo feel an attachment to the horse?
Pages 225-243
1. On page 227-229, we see Robert act more like Auntie, do you think he was influenced by Auntie in coming to the ranch to convince Tayo?
2. Did Harley and Leroy disappear like Ts’eh and the hunter or did they just leave him on page 241?
Danny period 8 pg. 170-224
DQ: The caterpillar seems to represent something magical or special, why do they need to get the tobacco from in tin the story? (180)
DQ: What is the significance of there being the mountain lion when Tayo is looking for the cattle? Especially since the Mountain Lion is the hunters helper. (196)
ryann. period 5. pages 243-262
1. highest point
2. yellow
3. dry
4. isolation
5. friends
6. tradition
7. south / southwest
8. nature
9. stars
10. animal tracks
Reid Kett
Pages 1-32
- Why is Tayo throwing up?
- What is the point of the stories?
Pages 33-63
- What do you think of Emo?
- "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
Dr. Seuss
Pages 64-89
- Why is the fly so important to the Laguna?
- What is the point of Tayo going to the medicine man?
Pages 117 - 141
- What do you think of Betonie?
- What is the purpose of Betonie's story?
Maddie . PER 5 . song that describes Tayo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQz_WjTn68U
michelle period 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnv9H4IOjuY
"Sunrise"
Sunrise, sunrise
Looks like mornin' in your eyes
But the clocks held 9:15 for hours
Sunrise, sunrise
Couldn't tempt us if it tried
'Cause the afternoon's already come and gone
And I said hoo...
To you
Surprise, surprise
Couldn't find it in your eyes
But I'm sure it's written all over my face
Surprise, surprise
Never something I could hide
When I see we made it through another day
And I said hoo...
To you
Now good night
Throw its cover down
On me again
Ooh and if I'm right
It's the only way
To bring me back
Hoo...
To you
Hoo...
Lexi Period 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGfkacwWf0g
I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a sill to slow down the time
I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a sill to slow down the time
'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a sill to slow down the time
[Chorus: x2]
I'm lost in the World, I'm down on my mind
I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
Down for the night
Said she's down for the night
[Kanye West:]
Your my Devil, Your my Angel
Your my Heaven, Your my Hell
Your my Now, Your my Forever
Your my Freedom, Your my Jail
Your my Lies, Your my Truth
Your my War, Your my Truce
Your my Questions, Your my Proof
Your my Stress and your my Masseuse
Mama-say mama-say ma-ma-coo-sah
Lost in this Plastic life,
Let's Break out of this fake ass Party
Turn this in to a Classic Night
If we die in each others arms we still get laid in our Afterlife
If we die in each others arms we still get laid
[Chorus: x2]
I'm lost in the World, I'm down on my mind
I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
Down for the night
Said she's down for the night
Who will survive in America
Who will survive in America
Who will survive in America
[Chorus: x2]
I'm lost in the World, I'm down on my mind
I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
Down for the night
Said she's down for the night
The Cave
Mumford and Sons
It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind
The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat
But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind
So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears
But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand
So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say
Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be
And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL_Ye0h5xEI
ryann. period 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space
And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
probably
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you're in control
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them
Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
Maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably
Sam . PER 8 . Tayo's Song
Mighty Clouds of Joy-B.J. Thomas
Those old bad dreams
been sleeping in your head.
Those old dark clouds
been hanging around your head.
But all your hard times
will vanish in the wind.
When the mighty clouds of joy come rolling in.
Ohhhh, Holy Jesus
Let your love seize us.
Oh, let us find sweet peace within .
Hallelujah !
Happiness begins,
when the mighty clouds of joy come rolling in.
Those old storm clouds
are slowly drifting by.
And those old raindrops
are fading from your eyes.
And oh, Mr. Sun,
gonna shine on us again.
When the mighty clouds of joy come rolling in.
Ohhhh, Holy Jesus.
Let your love seize us.
Oh, let us find sweet peace within.
Hallelujah !
Happiness begins,
When the mighty clouds of joy come rolling in.
Holy Jesus
Won't you let your love seize us
Let us find sweet peace within
Hallelujah!
Happiness begins,
When the mighty clouds of joy come rolling in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av78f4GR3cM
Claire- Per 5
so you have to replace all "she"s with "he"s other than that it fits pretty accurately
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtL8FcO6lAQ
Nobody's Home lyrics
Well, I couldn't tell you
Why she felt that way
She felt it every day
And I couldn't help her
I just watched her make
The same mistakes again
What's wrong, what's wrong now?
Too many, too many problems
Don't know where she belongs
Where she belongs
She wants to go home
But nobody's home
That's where she lies
Broken inside
With no place to go
No place to go
To dry her eyes
Broken inside
Open your eyes
And look outside
Find the reasons why
You've been rejected
And now you can't find
What you've left behind
Be strong, be strong now
Too many, too many problems
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/a/avril-lavigne-lyrics/nobody_s-home-lyrics.html ]
Don't know where she belongs
Where she belongs
She wants to go home
But nobody's home
That's where she lies
Broken inside
With no place to go
No place to go
To dry her eyes
Broken inside
Her feelings she hides
Her dreams she can't find
She's losing her mind
She's falling behind
She can't find her place
She's losing her faith
She's falling from grace
She's all over the place, yeah
She wants to go home
But nobody's home
That's where she lies
Broken inside
With no place to go
No place to go
To dry her eyes
Broken inside
She's lost inside, lost inside
Oh oh
She's lost inside, lost inside
Oh oh, oh
Per. 5
This song bears resemblance to the book for multiple reasons. Interestingly enough, sunrise is mentioned early in the song. The subject of the song is also attempting to recover from bad habits, akin to drinking. Mentions of other things, including harvest, make the connection somewhat eerie.
The Cave - Mumford & Sons
It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind
The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat
But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind
So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears
But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand
So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say
Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be
And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REo7VnlenOA
Lily Rogers-Grant Period 8
Can't Be Tamed
For those who don't know me,
I can get a bit crazy
Have to get my way,yep
24 hours a day
'cause I'm hot like that
Every guy, everywhere
just gives me mad attention
Like I'm under inspection
I always gets a ten,
'cause I'm built like that
I go through guys like money
flyin' out the hands
They try to change me
but they realize they can't
And every tomorrow is a day I never plan
If you're gonna be my man understand
I can't be tamed
I can't be tamed
I can't be blamed
I can't, can't, I can't, can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't, I can't be tamed
If there was a question about my intentions,
I'll tell ya
I'm not here to sell ya
Or tell you to go to hell
(I'm not a brat like that)
I'm like a puzzle
but all of my pieces are jagged
If you can understand this,
we can make some magic,
I'm wrong like that
I wanna fly,
I wanna drive,
I wanna go
I wanna be a part of something I don't know
And if you try to hold me back I might explode
Baby, by now you should know
I can't be tamed
I can't be tamed
I can't be blamed
I can't, can't, I can't, can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't, I can't be tamed
Well I'm not a trick you play,
I'm wired a different way
I'm not a mistake,
I'm not a fake,
It's set in my DNA
Don't change me
Don't change me
Don't change me
Don't change me
(I can't be tamed)
I wanna fly,
I wanna drive,
I wanna go
I wanna be a part of something I don't know
And if you try to hold me back I might explode
Baby, by now you should know
I can't be tamed
I can't be tamed
I can't be blamed
I can't, can't, I can't, can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't, I can't be tamed
http://youtu.be/sjSG6z_13-Q
Shins: A Comet Appears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVutw8DLuD4
A Comet Appears
One hand on this wily comet,
Take a drink just to give me some weight,
Some uber-man I'd make,
I'm barely a vapor
They shone a chlorine light on,
A host of individual sins,
Let's carve my aging face off,
Fetch us a knife,
Start with my eyes,
Down so the lines,
Form a grimacing smile,
Close your eyes to corral a virtue,
Is this fooling anyone else?
Never worked so long and hard,
To cement a failure,
We can blow on our thumbs and posture,
But the lonely are such delicate things,
The wind from a wasp could blow them,
Into the sea,
With stones on their feet,
Lost to the light and the loving we need,
Still to come,
The worst part and you know it,
There is a numbness,
In your heart and it's growing,
With burnt sage and a forest of bygones,
I click my heels,
Get the devils in line,
A list of things I could lay the blame on,
Might give me a way out,
But with each turn,
It stays front and center,
Like a dart stuck square in your eye,
Every post you can hitch your faith on,
Is a pie in the sky,
Chock full of lies,
A tool we devise,
To make sinking stones fly,
And still to come,
The worst part and you know it,
There is a numbness,
In your heart and it's growing.
-Francesco Di Caprio
Matthew Fiedler
The Climb (Miley Cyrus)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2zyeVRcbs
I can almost see it
That dream I'm dreaming but
There's a voice inside my head sayin,
You'll never reach it,
Every step I'm taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
Lyrics Provided By ZoneLyrics.net
My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high
There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause
There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb (yeah)
There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb (yeah yeah ea ea)
Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It's all about
It's all about
The climb
Keep the faith
Keep your faith
Whoa a oh oh
LAURA GOETZ period 8
The Long and Winding Road
the Beatles
The long and winding road
That leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me here
Lead me to your door.
The wild and windy night
That the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
Crying for the day.
Why leave me standing here?
Let me know the way.
Many times I've been alone
And many times I've cried,
Anyway you'll never know
The many ways I've tried.
And still they lead me back
To the long, winding road
You left me standing here
A long, long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
Lead me to your door.
But still they lead me back
To the long winding road
You left me standing here
A long, long time ago (ohhh)
Don't keep me waiting here (don't keep me waiting)
Lead me to your door. (yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Laura Goetz (again)
This song is about a journey that never really ends and how sometimes you are alone, and sometimes you cry. It really represents Tayo's journey because Tayo went on a journey and he had to go through most of it alone.
pursuit of happiness
VERSE 1:
Crush a bit, little bit, roll it up, take a hit
Feelin? lit feelin? light, 2 am summer night.
I don't care, hand on the wheel, drivin drunk, I'm doin? my thing
Rollin the Midwest side and out livin? my life getting? out dreams
People told me slow my road I'm screaming out f**k that
Imma do just what I want lookin? ahead no turnin? back
if I fall if I die know I lived it to the fullest
if I fall if I die know I lived and missed some bullets
CHORUS
I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold
I'll be fine once I get it, I'll be good.
(x2)
VERSE 2:
Tell me what you know about dreamin? dreamin?
you don't really know about nothin? nothin?
tell me what you know about them night terrors every night
5 am, cold sweats wakin? up to the skies
tell me what you know about dreams, dreams
tell me what you know about night terrors, nothin?
you don't really care about the trials of tomorrow
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/pursuit-of-happyness-lyrics-kid-cudi.html ]
rather lay awake in a bed full of sorrow
CHORUS:
I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shines ain't always gonna be gold
I'll be fine once I get it, I'll be good
(x2)
(Guitar Solo)
CHORUS:
I'm on the pursuit of happiness. I know everything that shines ain't always gold
I'll be fine once I get it, I'll be good
I'm on the pursuit of happiness
And I know everything that shines ain't always gonna be gold, hey
I'll be fine once I get it, yeah
I'll be good
Pursuit of happiness, yeah
I don?t get it, I?ll be good
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzU9Qqdqww
David Ristau
Come Clean by Hillary Duff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPnCOySQkH4
Danny
Furr-Blitzen Trapper
Yeah, when I was only 17,
I could hear the angels whispering
So I droned into the words and wandered aimlessly about
Until I heard my mother shouting through the fog
It turned out to be the howling of a dog
Or a wolf to be exact, the sound sent shivers down my back
But I was drawn into the pack and before long
They allowed me to join in and sing their song
So from the cliffs and highest hill, yeah
We would gladly get our fill
Howling endlessly and shrilly at the dawn
And I lost the taste for judging right from wrong
For my flesh had turned to fur, yeah
And my thoughts, they surely were
Turned to instinct and obedience to God.
You can wear your fur
like a river on fire
But you better be sure
if you're makin' God a liar
I'm a rattlesnake, Babe,
I'm like fuel on fire
So if you're gonna' get made,
Don't be afraid of what you've learned
On the day that I turned 23,
I was curled up underneath a dogwood tree
When suddenly a girl with skin the color of a pearl
She wandered aimlessly, but she didn't seem to see
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/furr-lyrics-blitzen-trapper.html ]
She was listenin' for the angels just like me
So I stood and looked about
I brushed the leaves off of my snout
And then I heard my mother shouting through the trees
You should have seen that girl go shaky at the knees
So I took her by the arm
We settled down upon a farm
And raised our children up as gently as you please.
And now my fur has turned to skin
And I've been quickly ushered in
To a world that I confess I do not know
But I still dream of running careless through the snow
An' through the howlin' winds that blow,
Across the ancient distant flow,
It fill our bodies up like water till we know.
You can wear your fur
Like a river on fire
But you better be sure
If you're makin' God a liar
I'm a rattlesnake, Babe,
I'm like fuel on fire
So if you're gonna' get made,
Don't be afraid of what you've learned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmBgxP56R1I
Crazy
I remember when, I remember
I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space
And when you're out there without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly
And I hope that you are
Having the time of your life
But think twice
That's my only advice
Come on now, who do you
Who do you, who do you, who do you think you are?
Ha ha ha, bless your soul
You really think you're in control?
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
My heroes had the heart
To lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember
Is thinking, I want to be like them
Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little
It looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
But maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably
Lauren Ademite
Riders in the Sky(A Cowboy Legend)
An old cowpoke went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
A'plowin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in the sky
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns wuz black and shiny and their hot breaths he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders comin' hard and he heard their mournful cry
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in the sky
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, and shirts all soaked with sweat
They're ridin' hard to catch that herd but they ain't caught them yet
They've got to ride forever in that range up in the sky
On horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear their cry
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in the sky
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
"If you want to save your soul from hell a' ridin' on our range"
"Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride"
"A-tryin' to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies."
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra.
-Peter D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jpwLSxZrw
I would turn on the TV but it's so embarrassing
To see all the other people I don't know what they mean
And it was magic at first when they spoke without sound
But now this world is gonna hurt you better turn that thing down
Turn it around
"It wasn't me", says the boy with the gun
"Sure I pulled the trigger but it needed to be done
Cause life's been killing me ever since it begun
You cant blame me cause I'm too young"
"You can't blame me sure the killer was my son
But I didn't teach him to pull the trigger of the gun
It's the killing on this TV screen
You cant blame me its those images he seen"
Well "You can't blame me", says the media man
Well "I wasn't the one who came up with the plan
I just point my camera at what the people want to see
Man it's a two way mirror and you cant blame me"
"You can't blame me", says the singer of the song
Or the maker of the movie which he based his life on
"It's only entertainment and as anyone can see
The smoke machines and makeup and you cant fool me"
It was you it was me it was every man
We've all got the blood on our hands
We only receive what we demand
And if we want hell then hell's what we'll have
And I would turn on the TV
But it's so embarrassing
To see all the other people
I don't even know what they mean
And it was magic at first
But let everyone down
And now this world is gonna hurt
You better turn it around
Turn it around
Song
And Then You Get Away- Greg Laswell and Tupac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCaHenJ0pMY
ridin' solo by jason derulo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ESdn0MuJWQ
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