Frontier: Pg. 37-39
Frontier can be defined as the extreme limit of the known and unknown when set in a particular circumstance or the extreme limit of Indians and “white people.” In The passage I choose, Juan Reyes Fragua, the albino, from the perspective of Angela is considered a white man. During the sacred chicken game, he stole her focus from Abel, due to his boldness and how much he stood out in the crowd of competitors. However, the main idea of “Frontier” comes in when he wins and chooses to beat Abel with the ceremonial rooster. That moment in time, Angela associated the feeling of no control to her first time having sex, to Abel it seemed as an act of bullying towards him. This situation is later dealt with upon their second encounter. …show more content…
53-54 Abel’s reflections and thoughts guides him through a canyon where he admits how he is unable to feel a part of the Indian community anymore since he’s been gone and lost his ways. The canyon relieves his stress, he wants to create a song about how beautiful he sees the world, but he doesn’t know where to begin.
Identity: Pg. 50-53 July 28th describes the identity of the animals and the indigenous people to the land compared to the Europeans who came in and took over their land. The narrator explains how the hawks, snakes, and foxes are considered superior to the domestic animals bought by the Europeans like dogs and cats. Then it goes on to clarify that the Indians are conservative and do not conform to the Europeans new customs, they stick to their ancient traditions that have been passed on from generation to generation.
Journey: Pg. 34-35 Father Olguin begins July 25th with a folktale about Santiago, a man disguised as a peon, making his way to Mexico. During his Journey he stops at a poor husband and wife’s house, enters many dangerous competitions, and began the settlement of the Pueblo people out of a rooster from the man wife, his roan, and the king’s, daughter by winning the