Ashes for the Wind.

1. What is the central conflict of the story? What does the story reveal about the Martinez family's motivations for resisting? What do we learn about the motivation of Arevalo?

-This story shows that the family seems to want fairness and won't be pushed around. 

2. In your opinion, was Juan Martinez a fool? Explain your answer


I don't think he was a fool. It wasn't a smart idea to stay inside his burning house, after all he lost his life. It may have had an effect on the antagonists, as they had also taken somebody's life with his home.

3. The Narrator says that "Everyone did his duty. Arevalo and the law, Juan and Carmen and the Baby." If everyone 'did his duty,' was any wrong done in the story? comment


-Nothing was wrong, they just couldn't hold the rent for their house and were evicted. They just weren't getting enough money to hold their rent from whoever payed them for work.

A) TITLE AND AUTHOR

-Ashes for the wind written by Hernando Tellez.

B) BIOGRAPHY OF AUTHOR

Born 1908 and educated in Colombia and was introduced very early to the world of journalism (Couldn't find any more information)

C) SYMBOL

D) RESPONSE

E) CRITICAL THINKING

i.Why do you think the author wrote the text?

-To show that the law isn't always fair and the poorer people can't make the money because the opportunities aren't given to them. Also, the law can be cruel.

ii.What does the author want you to think?

-I think Tellez wants me to think about social justice and how the poor sometimes get pushed around

iii.Do you belong to any of the groups in the text?

-Not that I can think of.

iv.Does the story remind you of a real life event?

-Can't recall the last time I was evicted or burned alive.

v.Does the story remind you of another book or movie on a similar topic?

-I wish I had answers for these, I really do. I really don't think I can think of one.

vi.How does this story help you think about social issues and social justice?

-We should have more consideration for the poor, Maybe they don't have the opportunities presented for them to make money and it isn't their fault.

vii.What action might you take from what you have learned?

I should ask myself, before judging someone who is poor, "Did they want to be like this"?

vii.what big question has this text left you with?

Can the world ever be poverty free?