Choose FIVE of the items below and in very complete sentences replete with details, respond. You MUST restate your response, i.e., The similes that are used in this story are… OR Alan is a formidable man because…
1. What is it about the totem pole that first reminds the author about her Uncle Alan?
2. Do a bit of research about totem poles. Why is cedar prized for carving totem poles? What are the primary things to look for in totem pole?
3. What similes do the doctors use to Alan’s mother to describe Alan?
4. Describe Alan’s seizures.
5. How is Alan a “formidable” man? First define the word formidable. Besides his physical prowess, how is Alan formidable to his niece who is the author?
6. How does the author Terry Williams use the quotations from Rilke’s poetry to interpret Alan’s baptism? Why does she think these quotations are applicable to Alan?
7. What makes Alan a “special” person? Consider all perspectives.
8. How did the family exhibit their love for Alan?
9. Why has Alan made such an impression on the author?
10. What unexpected wisdom does Alan display?
11. How does this story remind us that all people regardless of their medical conditions are valuable? Need to be specific in your response.
12. How does this short memoir remind us that when medical care reaches the limits of what it can do often it is family and religious community that bring loving care?
13. What can this paradox mean” I am very happy and very sad.”
14. What was Alan’s reaction when his family came to visit him in the institution?
15. What is Alan’s relationship to God as he sees it?
16.What does this mean: “He reminds me of … how nothing is sacred, how everything is sacred.”?
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