Grief and guilt are major emotional issues faced by most everyone at some time in his or her life. Posit historical consequences of intolerance to alcohol on the part of conquered people overrun by those who are better at tolerating this potent drug.Ģ. Write an expository essay on the validity of and reasons for this belief. Research the commonly held belief that Native Americans and Aborigines from Australia are particularly susceptible to alcoholism. In each story, Thomas is addressing the character of Arnold, enabling Victor to see his father in a new, more comprehensive and compassionate light.Īny of the discussion questions can serve as a writing prompt. Thomas begins the film by telling about the fire in which his parents were killed he tells about how Arnold took him to Denny’s for breakfast he tells about how Arnold was once a hippy arrested at an anti-war demonstration. What stories does he tell that seem to carry more meaning than what appears on the surface?Īnswers will vary. Thomas, the film’s narrator, is a storyteller, an individual responsible for carrying on the oral tradition of the tribe. Arnold could be referring to the fact that he abandoned his family, breaking the hearts of his wife, his son and himself.Ĥ. Arnold gives no more details than that he “broke three hearts, too.” To what is he referring?Īrnold may be referring to the fire in which Thomas’ parents died hearts broken that day could be his own, Thomas’ grandmother’s and Thomas’. In a flashback Suzy and Arnold share the worst things they have ever done. Anything that captures the sense of the metaphor is a valuable response.ģ. Students may choose other ways to express this. Victor is like flame in his anger he is like ash in his underlying pain. Thomas is like flame in his brutal honesty he is like ash in his gentle, soft nature. What do you see in Thomas and Victor that show them to be as Thomas has described? Me and Victor, we were children born of flame and ash.” Thomas is using metaphors, pillars of flame and ash, to describe character traits. In the voiceover at the film’s beginning, Thomas says: “There are some children who are pillars of flame that burn everything they touch and there are some children who are just pillars of ash that fall apart when you touch them. Others may suggest that what is left is forgiving ourselves for our anger at our fathers or for something offense.Ģ. People who forgive others for grievous offenses often say that by releasing anger the act of forgiving allows the person who forgives to move on. Some may suggest that what is left is an individual with his own identity ready to go on with his life reborn and without the burden of anger and resentment that is relieved by forgiving those who have caused offense. All thoughtful answers should be acceptable. From Victor’s point of view, what is the answer to this question?Īnswers will vary. There is a question asked at the end of the poem. It clearly relates to the dominant theme of the story. The poem was recited by Thomas in voiceover at the end of the film as Victor rages and finally assumes a fetal position on the bridge.
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