Tuesday, May 26, 2015
#8 Why does Rowdy tell Arnold, "You killed her" (211)?
On page 211 Rowdy says, "You killed her" to Arnold referring that he killed his sister. What Rowdy means by this is that he thinks that what she did was a response to Arnold's actions. While his sister was living in the basement, Arnold took a big step and decided to start going to Reardan. Rowdy thinks this pushed Arnold's sister to do something dramatic and unexpected too, to get married and move to Montana. Now Arnold believes that what Rowdy says is true and that "She had burned to death because I had decided that I wanted to spend his life with white people" (Alexie 211). I think that because of what Rowdy has said Arnold feels guilty and will never forgive himself for "killing his sister" when all he was trying to do is go after his dreams and guid a better future for himself. Finally, in the beginning I think Arnold got the courage to move to Reardan because of what Mr. P had told him about his sister being brave, smart and courageous.
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ReplyDeleteI agree, I think that Arnold feels very guilty after Rowdy tells him that "he killed his sister". I don't think that Arnold should feel guilty for "killing his sister" because taking Mr. P's advice has allowed him to keep the little hope that he had left. Arnold can not control her sister's actions such as the amount that she drinks and where she chooses to live. If Arnold had remained on the rez his sister still may have moved and he would be hopeless.
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