6 More Questions
In the third and fourth paragraphs, there is a change in the woman’s thinking.
Paragraph three:
But when she arrived in the new country, the immigration officials pulled her swan away from her, leaving the woman fluttering her arms and with only one swan feather for a memory. And then she had to fill out so many forms she forgot why she had come and what she had left behind.
- When the woman arrived in America what happened?
- How do you think she was feeling? Explain your answer.
Paragraph 4 (Conclusion):
Now the woman was old. And she had a daughter who grew up speaking only English and swallowing more Coca-Cola than sorrow. For a long time now the woman had wanted to give her daughter the single swan feather and tell her, “This feather may look worthless, but it comes from afar and carries with it all my good intentions.” And she waited, year after year, for the day she could tell her daughter this in perfect American English.
- “Now the woman was old. And she had a daughter who grew up speaking only English and swallowing more Coca-Cola than sorrow.” In paragraph 2 the woman had hopes for her unborn daughter. Now in the final paragraph the woman is old and living in America and has had a daughter. Did the mother’s hopes for her daughter come true? Give reasons (examples) for your answer.
- Do you think that the woman’s life turned out the way she had hoped that it would? Give reasons for your answer.
- Why is the swan feather so important to the woman? Why has she not given it to her daughter?
- In 3 or 4 sentences describe something that was given to you that holds special meaning to you. Explain what the object is, who gave it to you and when you received it. Why is it so meaningful? OR in 3 or 4 sentences explain a place that has special meaning for you. Why is the place so meaningful to you?