This chapter is GENERAL ALISON to MERCEDES. He discribed that the orphan girl, cathy, is so lovely and spirited his mind. In the military, she is very safe just like in a nursery. Every soldier will take care her. She is welcome by every one. Especially, the Buffalo Bill will teach her many things. Just like seventeen ways of breaking her neck, and twenty-two ways of avoiding it. Later of this chapter, it discussed about that there maybe twin in Cathy’s body. That is why she loves dolls and girl-plays, but also drums and soldiering. At the end of this chapter, she say that she is proud to be a spaniard. Althought she only lived in spane in her baby period, she even have any mamery about that. She still say so. Maybe she is just proud of her blod.
From chapter 5, i know that the general really please with her coming. She maybe a girl, but already be affected by the environment. In chinese, there is a old Tale. A single parent’s mother living near the graveyard, but she move after she know her child play dead man game with his friend. the second place they lived is in the market. At that time, her child play salesman’s game. Finally, she move near the school. The child began to play study game. After the child growed up, he became a great man of china. I though that is why the girl like drum or soldiers stuff. Because the environment will effect people deeply.
Kunchi Tsai wrote in 2/22/2007
James Knaack said,
February 27, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Fascinating story, Kunchi; thanks for sharing that proverb illustrating the effect that environment can have on the direction of a person’s life. Keeping that in mind, what do you think about the environment where Cathy is growing up?
James
jamesknaack said,
March 3, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Good job helping us keep things straight about who is writing (or saying) what to whom here; this is a letter from General Alison to Mercedes- got it! I laughed about Buffalo Bill teaching ways to break and avoid breaking one’s neck- funny stuff.
James