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Canada Day Love Match
My mother stalked her future
son in law, convinced he was the one
for me. Through the crowd at the Forks Market, she kept behind him like a cat ready to pounce.
I kept out of his line of sight. Blind
to us, he watched other women.
Red turban, sunglasses, shorts, and T-shirt,
a kara on his right hand- a true Canadian.
When I was a teenager, my mother
was much too strict. She kept me in the closet, but I learned from friends with older sisters as my mom did when she grew up in the heat of africa.
My grandmother married at fifteen, did not know desire, and could not share it with her daughter.
I watch my mother, following him to the parking lot to see what he drives.
She races after him, but he vanishes in a sea of red and white hats. She says, "next time we'll get his phone number." We leave empty-handed and walk to the bridge to watch the fireworks. I close my eyes and feel the eruption of silver sparks electrify the sky.
Question 1. : Describe the persona speaking in "Canada Day Love Match", referring to details in the poem that support your view.
Answer: The persona speaking in the poem is a female who is middle-aged because she can relate to the incidents that the character in the poem is going through.
Question 2 : Describe the mood created in the reader/listener of "Canada Day Love Match", referring to details in the poem that create this mood.
Answer: The mood created in the reader/listener from the poem is "annoyed." Although the character does not express that she is annoyed by her mother's actions, the reader can feel that the female character is annoyed. Her mom is stalking her future son-in-law, which states that her mom's behavior is annoying.
Question 3: Describe the tone or attitude of the author in "Canada Day Love Match", referring to details in the poem that create this tone.
Answer: The attitude of the author is tolerant. Even though her mom was acting "weird" by stalking her future husband, the author stayed calm and tolerated her mother. Although, all day she endured her mom, she forgot about everything and enjoyed the fireworks.
Question 4:. What idea about assessing others does the author of "Canada Day Love Match" convey to readers? Support with references from the poem.
ANSWER:
The author conveys a message about people who never made choices for themselves. For example, the authors mother never had a choice to who she was going to marry. Her grandmother also did not know what desire was. These type of people like to know about others by sneaking up on them because they do not feel comfortable talking face to face. An example of this is when she describes how her future husband looked like and what he was wearing. Then she, suddenly talked about why her mother was sneaking up on him and how her grandmother were never open to things like this.
The "I" in this poem is middle-aged? Where did you get that idea?
The mother is looking for a suitable husband for her daughter ... how old is the daughter?? The daughter is the "I" in this poem.
And remember that the author is not necessarily the main character here (the "I").
Otherwise, it reads OK.
She is young, I guess she is in her twenties. Instead of writing "I" can I use the word daughter?
Question 5: What is the significance of the fireworks at the end of the poem "Canada Day Love Match"? Explain how it contributes to the overall meaning of the poem.
Answer: The fireworks at the end of the poem symbolize a moment of release and freedom for the persona. Despite the annoyance and frustration she feels towards her mother's actions, the fireworks serve as a metaphor for a cathartic experience. The explosion of silver sparks electrifying the sky signifies a temporary escape from the mundane reality of the situation. It suggests that even in the midst of family pressures and societal expectations, there are moments of beauty and joy that can provide solace and respite. The fireworks contribute to the overall meaning of the poem by highlighting the importance of finding personal moments of happiness and embracing them, even in challenging circumstances.
To assess others, the author of "Canada Day Love Match" conveys the idea that some people make choices for themselves while others do not. The author uses references from the poem to support this idea. For example, the author mentions that her mother kept her in the closet when she was a teenager, indicating that her mother was strict and had control over her choices. The author also mentions that her grandmother got married at fifteen and did not know desire, suggesting that her grandmother's choices were limited as well.
Furthermore, the author describes her mother's behavior of stalking her future son-in-law, indicating that her mother is trying to assess him without directly engaging with him. This suggests that her mother may not feel comfortable talking face-to-face or asserting her own choices. The author's description of her future husband's appearance and her mother's interest in finding out what he drives also supports the idea that some people prefer to assess others through observation rather than open communication.
Overall, the poem suggests that some individuals may assess others by observing from a distance or through sneaky means because they may not have had the opportunity or confidence to make choices for themselves.