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Shooting Dad by Sarah Vowell If you were passing by the house where I grew up during my teenage years and it happened to be before Election Day, you wouldn’t have needed to come inside to see that it was a house divided. You could have looked at the Democratic campaign poster in the upstair...
Vowell’s “Shooting Dad” explores the relationship between child and father. Engaged in a lifelong opposition to her father’s politics, interests, and even his work, Vowell discovers with a jolt how much she has in common with
When little six year old Sarah shot a gun for the first time, she never wanted to shoot another again. Her parents were alright with it, because they believed in their children making their own choices. Unlike her twin sister, Sarah knew guns were not for her. As years went on and both Sarah and her father aged, Sarah saw an importance in ...
Created Date: 9/26/2013 9:17:09 AM
Shooting Dad Sarah Vowell Thesis - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document discusses Sarah Vowell's relationship with her father and their differing views on guns.
Our own Sarah Vowell goes out shooting with her dad and a gun that weighs 110 pounds. Act Two, Fists and Guns. A gun control advocate, Geoffrey Canada, explains the pleasure and power of carrying a gun. Act Three, Shooter, how somebody goes from victim to perp in one day.
In the essay “Shooting Dad”, narrator Sarah Vowell uses juxtaposition as a medium to highlight the stark contrast between her father's interests and her own, but also demonstrates her persona by suggesting her decision to join her father’s passions.
