Tambu is doing a Hannah Montana thing all through this book. Her parents, on the homestead, expect her to abide by the rules of women hood that they have given her. They want her to be quite and work, but what bothers her the most is that they believe education is not necessary. This is the complete opposite of what is expected of Tambu at the Mission. She is expected to keep her grades up and study. However, at both places she is treated as inferior to the men. I also encounter the same situation as Tambu when I go to different places such as school, soccer, and with friends.
Whenever I go to school I am expected to be quiet when asked, talk when asked, turn in papers when asked, do everything when asked. For example, the bell prompts students to come and go from classes and students have to wait until a teacher tells them to talk. By following the rules all the time this gives me the identity of a normal, good student. Since practically every kid across America goes to school this student identity is given to all children and teens. The only way to get a real stamped on identity in school is to do something majorly out of line or something really amazing like a scholarship. I don't think that I have either of those.
When I go to soccer I have to switch my mentality. I can no longer wait for instructions, in fact having to wait for your coach to tell you what to do on the field is the mark of a bad player. I have to anticipate what is going to happen next. Also, being nice when playing soccer is not accepted like in school. I have to be aggressive and not afraid to get hurt. When you get to a certain level in soccer coaches and other girl players start to pick up on how you play. I think that people see me as the outside back who gets in the attack. This means that my team expects me to always be joining the attack, not just defending.
Whenever I am with friends I don't have to follow rules or be aggressive. In fact, if I acted like I did in class or on the soccer field that would be weird. I can act how I want and chill out. I think my friends view me as goofy and nice.
Reading Times:
Nervous Conditions
3/6: 60 min
3/7: 60 min
3/8: 45 min
Total: 165 min
I totally love how you compared this to 'Hannah Montana'. It shows that you have a wide variety in comparing things. I'm always interested in your blog post, because there always interesting despite the topic.
ReplyDeleteI love this post! Especially because you mention soccer in it:) and I totally agree with you!
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