Excerpt from p. 29, by Pauline Johnson.
Pauline Johnson, in an excerpt of her book, “As It Was in the Beginning,” writes from the perspective of a young Aboriginal woman, Esther, living in a Christian village during the late1800s. Esther really misses her family even though everyone says it’s degenerate to. One time she smelled a buckskin, and it smelled relaxing. That’s because it reminded her of her family. She asked Father Paul to go home, but he said no. She still felt unpleasant and wanted to go home.
I thought the excerpt from Pauline Johnson’s memoir was really sympathetic. I live far away from my family, too. Like Esther, sometimes I miss my family a lot. Sometimes I feel lonely. The excerpt didn’t say what Esther did after Father Paul’s refusal. I’d like to read more of this book because I want to know what happened to her and if she ever went home.
No comments:
Post a Comment