A Celebration of Grandfathers, by Rudolfo A. Anaya
by Barry Wright
Essay: A Celebration of Grandfathers, by Rudolfo A. Anaya
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The author's tone in the sentence sounds friendly and loving towards the ancianos. "These ancianos from the
cultures of the Rio Grande, living side by side, sharing, growing together, they knew the rhythms and cycles of
time, from the preparation of the earth in the spring to the digging of the acequias that brought the water to the
dance of the harvest in the fall." The author says that the ancianos live together, which means that they treat
themselves in a good manner, so they are friendly to each other. Also, it sounds like the narrator is part of their
family since he knows a lot of what his ancianos are doing because he knows exactly when his ancianos start
preparing for the fall. This paragraph clearly responds the question.
2. Anaya shifts from third person to first person, which makes the reader to actually
think about how the ancianos felt and what they represented. "Newcomers to Mexico
often say that time seems to move slowly here. I think they mean they have come in
contact with inner strength of the people, a strength so solid it causes time itself to
pause." In other words, the ancianos always had this special thing that no one else
had. People notice that something is different when they meet them, but they can't
put their finger on it. Also, the ancianos represented the balance of time and
organization. Also, they felt like they made a difference in people's lives. Clearly, this
paragraph answers this question.
3. The author uses parallelism and repetition to add importance to the paragraph. "We have all felt time stand still.
We have all been in the presence of power, of knowledge of the old ones, the majestic peace of a mountain
stream or an ...