As I read ‘Shooting Dad’ Sarah was this young girl who was into art, while her father was into guns. Sarah and her father didn’t agree on much without it ending in a argument. Sarah couldn’t accept her father as a gun smith, which drew her to become a little distant. Amy, Sarah’s twin sister was more outgoing, Amy and her father had more in common then Sarah shared with her father. As Sarah grew up she realized she wanted to accept her dad for the way he was, and she even went with him to shoot his first homemade cannon.
The meaning to this essay is that even though Sarah didn’t like her father as a gun smith, she learned to accept it and appreciate every opportunity she could have with her father. As she grew up she matured and realized that nothing last forever. I think that no matter what differences anyone has with there parents, we all come down to a conclusion where we learn to accept them for the way there are. Why would you want to change someone into something they’ll never be. The lesson here is that we all have our disagreements, but with years we mature and see that what we have now, may not be there tomorrow.
Hi Myra,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you brought up her sister. I wonder what people think about her. Amy and Sarah are twins, live in the same home and experience the same parental influences, yet they are dramatically different. What do you make of their differences?
Lauren
Hi Myra,
ReplyDeleteThey say "you never know what you have till you've lost it all"; I think it's really good that Vowell decided to get closer to her dad when she still can. Regarding Vowell's sister, I believe is intriguing how two twin sisters who were raised by the same parents under the same circumstances can also turn out to be so different.
Estela
Hi Myra
ReplyDeleteYour are right about maturity. There can be some really deep wounds made within families that keep them apart, but Sarah's family sounded like they were reasonable and she probably had a good home life growing up. I've seen little differences within my own family keep people apart and I attribute it to maturity.
It was heartwarming to see that there could be acceptance of the little things because the bigger things are what counts in life.
Thanks
Hi Myra,
ReplyDeleteI think that Sarah was another new version of her dad and she did not know and finally she discovered this fact by getting closer to her dad and knowing her. At the beginning she is talking about the differences between her and dad and at the end she discovers that they both are the same.
Hi,
ReplyDeletei like the points you brought to light in your writings, i also like that you mention the differences in Sarah and her sister. sarah and her sister seem like two polar opposites in the story but that is only due to their own unique reactions to their childhood. also the transition from sarah hating her father and his obsession and views growing to accept him.
couldn't have explain the meaning of the story better than this. For some reason I had a harder time doing it but yours seemed to fit the story a lot better!
ReplyDeleteHey Myra,
ReplyDeleteI love that you brought up her sister Amy and how her dad and sister Amy were a lot alike while her and her dad were not. I think a lot of us can feel the same way about our own family. It’s great that she finally learned to accept her dad the way he is and except that he shoots guns.
Sabrina