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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.
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.
16 mar 2024 · Sarah Vowell's essay "Shooting Dad" explores the complex relationship between a daughter and her father. Through the lens of their differing interests and personalities, Vowell delves into the ways in which they navigate their differences and come to understand each other.
2 paź 2024 · What motivared Vowell to come home to watch her father shoot off his homemade cannon? Why given her averdion to guns, does she regard this cannon positively? Vowell finally wanted to understand his father and to relate to him.
Sarah Jane Vowell (born December 27, 1969) [2] is an American historian, [3] author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actress. She has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture.
