Social Issue
“Oil”
Passage on Pg.62
“With dire stealth, the man had arisen from his seated position. He now stood between Suqqivaa and the lamp. He showed large, yellowed teeth, one of which had gone black, in a mock grin. He was close enough to have bitten down, with them, upon her face.”
Context:
During this passage, the lamp about to run out on oil and Suqqivaa is hurrying to fill up the lamp with oil, until her husband Irnginnak stands in the way and blocks her.
Commentary:
The Indigenous story “Oil’’ by Sean A. Tinsley and Rachel A. Qitsualik represents an abusive relationship between a wife and husband. An abusive relationship is a social issue that can happen to anyone. Using imagery and symbolism the author paints a picture for the reader that can happen in everyone’s life. With imagery being used you can imagine the scene. On page 62 the authors describe the appearance of Irngunnk to portray Irrgunnk in a negative way with “large yellow teeth”. In addition the authors do it again by saying, “…he was close enough to have bitten down…upon her face”. With a husband being described as harsh as he is in ‘’Oil’’ it shows the abusiveness he treats his wife with , along with the fear that the wife has towards her husband. Suqqivaa having her husband be angry enough to get up in her face and look as if he was …show more content…
I take a deep breath, raise the barrels, and sight according to Bill’s advice. Suddenly, the crow kicks away, flaps its wings, and climbs toward the horizon. I follow it and calculate its path. Hatred in the dying crow’s eyes nags my mind, but its erased by my passion for success. Squeezing the trigger, I can almost see the pellet pattern sink into the feathers. ’I got him, ’I say, exhaling. Wings spread like sagging semaphores, the crow glides down breast first, bouncing in slow motion as it hits the ground. I feel a surge of triumph. I try to push my face into a
“Oil”
Passage on Pg.62
“With dire stealth, the man had arisen from his seated position. He now stood between Suqqivaa and the lamp. He showed large, yellowed teeth, one of which had gone black, in a mock grin. He was close enough to have bitten down, with them, upon her face.”
Context:
During this passage, the lamp about to run out on oil and Suqqivaa is hurrying to fill up the lamp with oil, until her husband Irnginnak stands in the way and blocks her.
Commentary:
The Indigenous story “Oil’’ by Sean A. Tinsley and Rachel A. Qitsualik represents an abusive relationship between a wife and husband. An abusive relationship is a social issue that can happen to anyone. Using imagery and symbolism the author paints a picture for the reader that can happen in everyone’s life. With imagery being used you can imagine the scene. On page 62 the authors describe the appearance of Irngunnk to portray Irrgunnk in a negative way with “large yellow teeth”. In addition the authors do it again by saying, “…he was close enough to have bitten down…upon her face”. With a husband being described as harsh as he is in ‘’Oil’’ it shows the abusiveness he treats his wife with , along with the fear that the wife has towards her husband. Suqqivaa having her husband be angry enough to get up in her face and look as if he was …show more content…
I take a deep breath, raise the barrels, and sight according to Bill’s advice. Suddenly, the crow kicks away, flaps its wings, and climbs toward the horizon. I follow it and calculate its path. Hatred in the dying crow’s eyes nags my mind, but its erased by my passion for success. Squeezing the trigger, I can almost see the pellet pattern sink into the feathers. ’I got him, ’I say, exhaling. Wings spread like sagging semaphores, the crow glides down breast first, bouncing in slow motion as it hits the ground. I feel a surge of triumph. I try to push my face into a