butterfly man by the Maidu Indians, Focusing on the story and etc...

Focusing on the story

 

1. When must Tolowim-Man stay away from his wife according to this story?

 

--> it is spring deer drive. at this time, Tolowim indians impersonate the deer because they used to believe woman is unclean.

 

3. Describe Tolowim-Woman as she is leaving her house and walking into the hills. What is she wearing? What does she take with her?

 

 --> she wore basket hat, buckskirt, moccasins, and bark apron. she took the baby on his cradleboard to the hills.

 

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6. what happens to tolowim-woman in the end?

 

--> she dided or wake up in his daydreaming

 

 

Interpreting and Evaluating

 

 

1. Why does Tolowim-Woman decide to leave her house and go into the hills? Why does she become so obsessed with the butterflies?

 

Tolowim-Woman was boring about women. I think she want to meet the man or powerful something.

 

2. What might the butterflies represent? Give evidence frome the story to support your opinion. How is the ending inevitable?

 

I think this story is warning about the broken tabu. she followed the greed and pleasure. and then she died.

Butterflies represent the desire.

 

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Ideas for writing and Further Discussion

 

1. The butterfly Man may have been the product of a woman's daydreaming. What evidence can you find in the story for such an interpretation? What in Indian lore may lend support to the fact that this story is a woman's fantasy? For example, the Indian women