Most recent public comments by Faith Faith Young https://nowcomment.com/users/88553 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291871 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291871 This brings all of the parts of this story to make one last big impact on the theme. I've gone over about the difference between the country and the city and how that impact the aunt's personality, how the background information was a must needed aspect, but this part right here creates the whole conclusion. The main character and the reader like I mention in my point of view comment finally gets to see what was in her mind, the curiosity stopped, and now we know what the theme of the story is. The difference between where you live should not change what you love and who you are. The aunt got lost, and once she finally came to the town again and heard the orchestra playing she was at peace with herself, she cried because she forgot the feeling of hearing the music. She did not want to go back, because it takes her back to a dull place. Music for her and the main character creates an escape place where there no thinking about the difference of the country and the city life. After 30 years, she found what she loves again, and the theme here is quite obvious to the readers now. No matter where you go, you should be you, do what you love, enjoy where you are at, but also travel because it can help you grow, because your soul never dies. What you love, will come back to you. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:31:18 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291858 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291858 The setting here just gives a introduction of what his aunt's life was like. The background information though of her, use of being a music teacher really impacts the theme of the story. Once they get to the concert, which I could see in a way being a climax. It was clear on how the author relied on many things that they stated. This part of the setting, was no doubt one of the most important factors. Therefore, with her background information, the difference between the country and the city, and what happens at the concert. All of it makes me believe the theme is, a soul can never die. You can sometimes get lost, but the things you love, you will always come back to in one way or another, and it's okay if you did get lost. Once you do find your way though, it is life changing. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:11:29 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291849 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291849 Due to this story being a first person perspective, we only know what the main character is thinking. We do not get any information about what the aunt's really thinking about, we only see her emotions like the main character. It impacts the main character AND the readers, because it not only makes him curious, it makes us as readers curious to. We like him, just know his aunt life background, but we don't get why or what she thinking about until the end of the story. Which I think is a very clever way to also hook the readers in the journey as well. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:56:40 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291844 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291844 I really loved the comparison a person's soul to a moss. Both can get very old and lost. However, it takes just one thing that they love to turn colorful again. The whole time the main character was curious if he can make his aunt fall in love with the city. Once he stated "It never really dies, then, the soul?" He learned that he made her at least a little happy, after being bored for so long and most likely lonely in the country. With music, which from the very start of this story, we found out she loves to the point she made her income from that. That's what made her fall back in love again, no she did not stop loving it actually. She has just forgotten the magical elements to it, because it was 30 years on a farm. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:41:51 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291826 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251837?scroll_to=2291826 This gives the reader's knowledge about how different the city has changed and the country has not. If his aunt has never seen it in a while, it tells us three things. One, it gives us a reminder that his aunt did not have the best life growing up and she had no free time. She did not recognize the city, because she never got the chance or reason to travel back over there. Second, I feel like because of this, her personality is different now than everyone else in the society. The aunt does not get excited for city things that city people do get excited about. For an example, the shows. The aunt is just worried and shock about how the city changed so much. I think with her being out of the city for so long, she does not really fit in. It's like asking a country person when they visit the city, what Starbucks drink they want. Both would not know what's going on; and the main character feels like he needs to fill her in. That's the kind of relationship they have in this part of the story, because all of this started at the two very different settings. Thrid, the country symbolizes as depressed, confide, boring, and a dull place that creates an example of mentally where she has been stuck in. Whereas, the city is busy, bright, motivated, and so she has trouble getting used to it for a reason. The setting is what creates this story as it is, because it affects the characters, and therefore the plot. Which than helps us see theme of, it's okay to be lost with yourself. The things you care about, the things you love will eventually come back to you, and for some people it just takes a longer time. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:14:11 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2167789 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2167789 Like you said, the government was forcing them to be chained down and in this way it did affect the government, as well their life's happiness. The government just did not see it would be more efficient to let them be diverse individuals, because they were scared what exactly could happen to the government if it was more free. Like you said, many people did not want to be controlled like this, because that is their lives, they don't want a map to guide them how they live. It might of been for economic reasons like you said, but heck if money was a good enough reason back then for people to finally say, hey this is not right (Which I mean is a problem, but it solved this major problem of not standing against it). So I agree with you, no matter the reason that driven you to take action and write about this, is clearly important for society back then.  Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:58:55 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2167645 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2167645 With all the rules that they had to do in order to be a"follower" is unhuman. The author is saying on this line, that it is not until individuals have their own power, that we can be a great community. It does not mean that they were committing a sin, it just means we are coming together even more as a community. You can have the same major beliefs, but you can also have smaller different beliefs, because that's who we are as humans. We are the symbol of diversity, and if the government takes that, then we are just subjects. Not a community, and that is not what their religion is about in any shape. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:32:06 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2167552 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2167552 I think this sentence is the one we should really look at. In this sentence he talks about how we should react humanly, then as humans if we agree with the philosophy of what that leader wants, then go ahead and follow that leader. In this case with the Romantic and Transcendentalist ideas of restricting pretty much almost every human right. It is a good example of... Maybe you should not follow this leader and group's philosophy. Which is basically what the author is saying here. Indeed, a government is important, but individuals who are free and creative make that government work. After all, the government is voice by many opinions, but it is not until the government listens to their human needs that makes the government work. That is what creates a develop, diverse, and beautiful community.  Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:16:47 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2050240 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2050240 I also did the same word, because it also stood out to me because of the tone it created. I like how you explained that the diction clearly explains what the purpose of this writing is. To me though I found this word particularly interesting, because it makes the tone seem more cruel with what was done with them. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:57:05 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2050220 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2050220 The author’s powerful diction when he uses the word “molestation” really creates a painful and impactful tone. The more you read, the more the tone gets intense. Telling me that the purpose of writing this is to tell others that it is not right to kill his own tribe, and make them seen as inhumane. However, if you do kill off everyone from his tribe they will never leave their land, even in the afterlife. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:52:38 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2050194 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225798?scroll_to=2050194 Yes, I totally agree with your thoughts. I also think by saying "vanished," makes the tone more vulnerable of the readers to feel sympathy and pity to try to help them. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:49:05 -0700