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.

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

According to the narrator, the life of an adult in his culture was somewhat boring because, adults were forbidden to play and have fun, although it seemed that they wanted to.

Step-by-step explanation:

The narrator realizes this when she sees her mother, grandmother and aunts running their hands and fixing her dolls, as if they miss playing with dolls and having fun. This makes the narrator find the lives of adults boring, because in her culture, adults were forbidden to play because they had too many responsibilities that should be met.

Play was limited to children only.