Shooting Dad Dialogue
What is the significance of the title?
Sarah struggles with her relationship with her father because he admires firearms and she music, both at high octane. She also conflict's with her Dad's politics one Repulic and the other democratic under the same roof. Sarah and her sister were allowed to voice their own opinions of politics and beliefs in the house and Sarah doesnt fall short holding her tongue which causes many disputes between her father and her.
I believe that the title of this story is directly related to the last sentence "Because when I blow what used to be my dad into the earth, I want it to hurt." I feel it has some sort of Farwell to arms meaning, finally peace resting of their differences but yet somewhat similarites just in different areas.
I think Sarah and her father both disillusioned themselves into believing each of their views was right but yet their relationship struggled in a tug-o-war, but yet the same person.
I found this reading so enjoyable, I shared it with my family because the way Sarah used comparisons was so interesting to me. This story captured my attention by how she used figures of speech, my imagination was inspired which lead me to ponder into what the title actually meant of this story. I think it was Sarah's way of preparing her written statement to burry her father with closure.
I think she feels that shooting her father out of that cannon is for the love of him and what his wishes are and therefore she feels is one of the most loving acts she will perform.
So I feel that Sarah realizes that she related to her father more than was acknowledged because in reality they existed harmoniously through different passions but yet similar dedications to their respective arts. I also see how Sarah may have felt she failed to see the appeal of her father's trait as his art, she later recognized that her Dad was a driven talented enthusiast and it was her that early on failed to see the appeal firearms possessed and finding a way to bond with her father.
Hi Daye,
ReplyDeleteI liked reading your response it gave me a new perspective on the story. I like how you associated the title with her shooting her father from the cannon. Through out the story I thought that she shot her father down in a few places. But her love and humor for her father always came through. I too liked this story a lot it made me laugh and I loved her play on words. If you didn't get a chance to listen to her on the Radio version give it a shot. No pun intended. You really get a whole other prospective and her voice adds a lot to the story. Thanks for sharing Stacy
Hello, Once I finished reading your response, I sure felt like you actually knew sarah. The words you portrayed seemed like sarah was actually talking to us. I really enjoy reading this. In the beginning Sarah and her father had many disputes, but she made an effort to fix that. She later on felt excited about the cannon and his work. Her father must be proud! Sarah, towards the end left me questions about herself. Did she feel regretful? Has she done all the things she needed to do for her father?. This story really is beautiful, and your response made me understand it better.
ReplyDeleteThank You, Lesley
I really enjoyed your response. It actually made me understand this story better and I really liked how you used the title in significance to shooting her dad out the cannon. For some reason I wrote on the same thing but I didn't even think of it that way. I thought of it as shooting her dad, like in a negative manner. Shooting him down, or them and their differences were conflitcs themselves so I figured I could relate "shooting dad" as in arguments and things like that. Thanks for giving me a new perspective on the story and making it more interesting.
ReplyDeleteHey Daye,
ReplyDeleteI have to tell you, when I first read the title I immediatley started to think about someone who was actually thinking or plotting to kill their dad by shooting them. Right away I began to feel some kind of suspense so it grabbed my attention to want to read this story and see what happens. I was glad to find out that it was not about that at all but also a little down because I was expecting something way different.
I also was raised in a family where I could voice my oppinions in which we may not always agree with everything that is being said causing a huge "war" between us family. At the end of the day though, I never lost any love towards them or thought of them any different. they are still my parents and I care for them very much as they do care for me as well. The reason I say this is because even though we may not always see eye to eye, I never grew more distant from them. It actualy made me understand them even more as to who they are and what to expect of them in the future. I know that they also valued my oppinions and took them seriously and just did not ignore them.