The Powwow at the End of the World Research Assignment (Coursework Sample)

The Powwow at the End of the World
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The Powwow at the End of the World
Question 1
The speaker is speaking about the Native American and the unforgivable atrocities committed by the colonies. The geographical setting of the poem is the United State of America using the symbolism of the Columbia River, the Dams along and the tributaries into the Pacific with salmon. They symbolize the Native American whose culture, homes and lives were destroyed. The poem in a few lines undoes the effects of modern civilization, destroying dams and allowing the waters to flow and the salmon to return. The speaker also identifies the lost native culture and the lost Indian homes which according to the writer they are hard to forgive and forget. These are historical injustices to the Native American living under colonies which the writer see unlikely to forgive.
Question 2
Each of the sentences apart from the repeated part convey a harsh condition to be met for there to be forgiveness. The poet starts off each sentence with the strong statement “I am told by many of you that I forgive and so I shall” (Alexie, S. 1996) to create a climax. The conditions are given to show how hard it is to forgive the injustices committed to the writer’s tribe. The speaker sounds unforgiving and bitter to the audience. For instance, the 1st sentence condition on the Indian girl toppling the Grand Coulee Dam is impossible, thus it is hard for the writer to just forgive.
Question 3
The speaker uses sarcastic, critical, and harsh tone to convey his message. The repeated words emphasize how he is not ready to forget the past. The sarcasm tone is shown by ...