'Briefly describe the setting of three stories, and tell how the writers feel about their homes. Include atleast two details from the selection to describe the setting.'
Story:
Riding Is An Exercise of the Mind
Setting Details:
In his story, Momoday describes Jemez as: "The landscape was full of mystery and of life. The autumn was in full bloom. There were horses in the plain and angles of geese in the sky."
Writer's Feeling About Home:
N. Scott Momoday states that Jemez was the best home of his childhood. He would travel all around it in every season on his horse, Pecos, and he came to love the exotic land.
Story:
The Loophole of Retreat
Setting Details:
The shed that Jacobs stayed in for 7 years was nothing but a pent roof covered with shingles, as described by her. In her story, she described it as: "The garret was only nine feet long and seven wide. The highest part was three foot high and sloped down abruplty to the loose board floor. There was no admission for either light or air."
Writer's Feeling About Home:
Harriet A. Jacobs disliked her home of seven years: a tiny, cramped attic in her grandmother's house. It was completely dark and crowded, and she could do nothing but lay in one place and listen to her children below. It was a very horrible place to call home.
Story:
The Best Gift Of My Life
Setting Details:
In Rylant's three bedroom apartment, there were old gas heaters you had to light with a match, and spiders in the bathtub. In the back, you could see Todd's warehouse and a junkyard.
Writer's Feelings About Home:
The author, Cynthia Rylant, hated her three bedroom apartment that she shared with her mother. In her story she states, "I was ashamed of where I lived and felt the world would judge me unworthy because of it."
Are these alright? Thanks
-MC