The story of Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival by Velma Wallis is an amazing story that instill valuable lessons that still relate to today 's society. The novel is about a bedtime story a mother is telling her children about a Alaska. tribe who with harsh weather and food conditions decide to leave the older members of their group behind for the better good of the group. The most important themes that occur within this story is, gender roles, youth thinking, abd graitatuite. I strongly believe that Wallis does a great job at taking the reader through several lessons the story holds. Such lessons include that there is great value in everyone no matter their societal standing. This story is still relevant in the world we live in today and should be continued to be read by the community.
The story starts off with a winter scene in the Arctic region of Alaska. The group described as a close community, whose survival ultimately depends on hunting and gathering. Experiencing a harsh winter and decline on food supply, …show more content…
The greatest lesson of all is found on page 14 where Wallis writes, “Younger people these days looked for easier ways out if hard times.” I can relate tremendously to this this quote. Surrounded by college students we constantly complain about our workload, myself included. When I explain my struggles to my grandparents and say I 'm close to dropping out I immediately get scolded. My grandparents grew up in a time of segregation and wasn 't fortunate enough to attend college and takes great pride in the fact that they work so hard to provide my parents with the essentials to allow us to further our education. They look down upon those who have the money and intelligence but quits school because one assignment is to hard or to long. I believe many of my peers can relate to this quote because how relevant it still is
The story starts off with a winter scene in the Arctic region of Alaska. The group described as a close community, whose survival ultimately depends on hunting and gathering. Experiencing a harsh winter and decline on food supply, …show more content…
The greatest lesson of all is found on page 14 where Wallis writes, “Younger people these days looked for easier ways out if hard times.” I can relate tremendously to this this quote. Surrounded by college students we constantly complain about our workload, myself included. When I explain my struggles to my grandparents and say I 'm close to dropping out I immediately get scolded. My grandparents grew up in a time of segregation and wasn 't fortunate enough to attend college and takes great pride in the fact that they work so hard to provide my parents with the essentials to allow us to further our education. They look down upon those who have the money and intelligence but quits school because one assignment is to hard or to long. I believe many of my peers can relate to this quote because how relevant it still is