| About
Leslie Silko
Leslie Silko was born
in 1945 on a Laguna Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mexico. Her stories
present the importance of myth to our pragmatic society. For more of an
insight on Leslie Silko's philosophy, check out her comments
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| Read the story and
then perhaps respond to these questions in our Forum.
Or perhaps you can post a question of your own! |
1. How does the author
imply that Silva is a mystical character?
2. Why did the woman
call herself "Yellow Woman?"
3. Why does she wonder
whether or not the legendary "Yellow Woman" had a name?
4. Why does Yellow
Woman seem confused? Give examples.
5. What is Yellow
Woman's relationship with her family?
6. Why does she think
that these stories (of Yellow Woman) couldn't happen now?
7. Why does Silva
say that she is Yellow Woman?
8. How would you describe
Silva? What kind of guy is he?
9. What makes the woman
different from the legendary Yellow Woman? What makes her the same?
10. How does the imagery
add to the narrative? What do the sights, smells and sounds do for
the story?
11. Break down the
first paragraph into verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. How many
verbs are used? How many adverbs? What does this tell you about discriptive
writing? |
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| Tips
on reading the story
"Yellow
Woman" can be a disorienting reading. Read the story paying particular
attention to the time-line. Mark the text where you think the shifts in
time occur. Is she remembering the past or is it occuring as she narrates?
The structure of the text seems to reflect the personality of the main
character as she seeks her self idendity. |
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