'“A Celebration of Grandfathers”\r'

'1. In â€Å"A jubilancy of Grandfathers,” the author writes that respect for elders is â€Å"a ethnic value to be passed on from generation to generation.” What does he say the elders could find out adolescent people? Use indicate from the text to explain your answer.Anaya states that elders terminate watch young people to live â€Å" veritable lives.” By this he sloppeds lives that occupy meaning and purpose achieved through with(predicate) dangerous work, faith, and a sense of community. Anaya states, â€Å"They learned that to put up ace had to share in the surgical operation of carriage,” and that message sharing in the well-behaved and the corky. Anaya compares the eyes of the older generation to windows that â€Å" peer into a distant past,” and have a knowledge and spirit that comes from an redeing of the undercoat with which younger generations have lost touch.2. Anaya rec in alls an misfortune where his grandfather t ells him, â€Å"Know where you stand.” What did his grandfather mean literally? What did he mean figuratively?Anaya’s grandfather says this to Anaya when he comes interior(a) as a young male child having been badly bitten by ants while working out in the fields. Literally, Grandfather means â€Å"watch where you are going/standing,” or â€Å" commit better attention.” Figuratively, Grandfather means this in a more philosophic sense; he is telling young Anaya to learn to pay attention to the terra firma around him so that he bathroom avoid danger. Specifically, he means to pay attention to the Earth (nature) because, unless you show it respect, it depose become unfriendly. Even nature’s tiny ants croupe become inimical and, when working as a community, can become threatening.3. The title of this memoir is â€Å"A Celebration of Grandfathers,” not â€Å"A Celebration of My Grandfather.” Why do you think Anaya do this distincti on?In this memoir, Anaya is celebrating the â€Å"elders,” which include all older generations and all future generations that forget one day be old. Anaya uses his protest grandfather as an example. By relaying his in the flesh(predicate) experiences with his grandfather, Anaya shows examples of what the elders can pass on to younger generations. This piece is intended as a celebration of all older generations (grandfathers and grandmothers) and the cultural values they passed on.4. How does Anayas grandfather help him fill in with the demise of his young friend?When a young boy is dragged to his death by a horse, young Anaya is upset that death came to someone so young. To help him understand the process of death as a function of living, Anayas grandfather explains death through images of nature and the changing of seasons. These are commonalty and comforting images that a young Anaya can relate to. Grandfather explains death as a resting period before blossom ag ain, a â€Å"small transformation in life” rather than a everlasting unknown.5. The author states that â€Å"They [ancianos] learned that to survive one had to share in the process of life.” What does he mean by this? What is the â€Å"process of life”?Anaya means that the elders worked together as family, friends, and neighbors to dungeon separately other when multiplication were bad and to share in the bounty when times were good. It was a life that was community-oriented. The process of life is the daily process of living and surviving. They share good times and hard times. They helped each other through the â€Å"epidemics and personal tragedies” and they â€Å"divided up what little they had when the hot winds burned the domain of a function and no rain came.” Rappers, if only they knew what they looked interchangeable…maybe they would stop.\r\n'