Think about the following questions before class tomorrow. You do not have to post comments on these (although you're welcome to if you feel like it). The question you have to comment on is in a separate post below.
-Re-read the section where Betonie makes a sand painting (around p. 140--poems with "eh-hey-yah-ah-na!"). Think about what the sand painting represents in terms of space/place; in making a representation of landscape around Tayo, what are they trying to accomplish?
-Also in relation to the sand-painting scene, think about images of tracking. Betonie's chant says, "Following my footprints / walk home..." There are many examples of tracking, including Tayo and the cows and the bear child story. What other examples of tracking can you find, and what do you think it symbolizes in the novel?
-What role does Helen Jean play? Why does Silko decide to tell us her background story and narrate part of the story from her perspective?
-Why does Silko include the visual representation of stars? How does that image work differently than a written description?
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