Andrew, I agree that Leslie Silko doesn't like white people. But I think she is also angry about all the other people that came to America and made the Native Americans leave. She refers to Asians and Africans when she says "Some had slanty eyes others had black skin."
The story the last witch tells is also pointing out the Europeans' materialism. The Native Americans saw themselves as part of the Earth and nature whereas the European settlers saw the Earth and its land as something they could claim and own. And this story does seem like a warning, but it also seems like that witch is blaming the changes on witchery. The first stanza says "And this world might have gone on like that except for one thing: witchery." Then later in the witch's story she says "Set in motion now set in motion by our witchery set in motion to work for us." Is Silko blaming Native Americans for imposing this destruction on themselves?
Did anyone else notice the stanza where the word whirling is repeated looks kind of like a whirlpool/tornado type thing? I thought that was pretty cool.
No comments:
Post a Comment