This week I have selected the Eskimo Stories reading
unit for my weekly reading. I selected
this unit because of the unit description.
Out of all of the potential units I thought that this one had a certain
sort of unique draw to it that led me to decide to read it.
Thus far, I have really enjoyed this unit. It is not my favorite unit that I have read
for this class so far. However, it is
really unique and quite a nice change of pace to read. The stories are all unconnected short stories
from Eskimo culture. The themes are
somewhat similar throughout the various stories but there is no reoccurring
character or plot. I think this is
somewhat refreshing as well. The last
several units I have read have all been longer stories so a nice break is a
welcome change.
The stories have all managed to get a very well put
together story told in a relatively short amount of time. My favorite story in this unit so far was
about a bear and its foster mother. In
this story an old woman in the village is given a bear cub who she raises as
one of the tribe. The bear lives
peacefully among the villagers as their kin.
The bear even comes to hunt with the men and supports their way of
life. The story ends fairly sad because
the woman is forced to send the bear away.
Even though the ending was sad I still liked this story best, I’m not
too sure why, it just stood out to me.
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