Question

In "Excerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway," what is the narrator's point of view about the life of an adult in her culture? Use two details from the story to support your response. (RL6.6) *

Answer 1

I think the narrator's point of view from the "Excerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway" thinks that adult life is challenging and is proud of the adults in her culture because of their work and she feels they are an important aspect of her village.

Step-by-step explanation:

One example is when she says "I thoughts that sometimes it must be hard to be a grown-up and not able to play". This sentence shows that she thinks it is challenging to resist the urge to play as an adult. Another example is when she talks about her relatives making her doll clothes and the men in her village winning a war against another village. The feeling of pride comes over her as she is grateful for the clothing to play with and she is very proud of her villages' men to win this war against another village. This shows that she respects the adults in her village, and feels that they are important to her growing life. Although the life of an adult does not appeal to her now, she feels that they play a major role in her life and that their life is very challenging and is needed to help her village grow.

Answer 2

The narrator has described the life of adults in "Excerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway" as boring.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Excerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway" is an excerpt taken from Minuk written by Kirkpatrick Hill. The excerpt shares the life of children and adults in her culture.

She asserts that the life of adults in her culture was boring as they did not have rights to have fun and play like children. She remarks that how her mother, grandmother, and aunts would touch the narrator's dolls as if they were missing playing with it.

The textual evidence:

"Even Mamma and Grandma and the aunts came out into the spring sun to touch our dolls and look at their clothes, as if they’d missed them, too. I thought that sometimes it must be hard to be grown-up and not able to play."

"Our grandfather had carved both of our dolls from driwood. Mine had tiny lines for tattoos on the chin and little black eyes and a straight mouth. I loved her serious little face."