Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Reservation Blues #3
A major topic that appears in this section of Reservation Blues is opportunity. In this section Coyote Springs is finally offered a chance at a record deal, but that opportunity comes with some serious risks. For one thing, The tribe is starting to wonder if they should allow themselves to be represented by such a group of people. Also, the band must decide if they should leave behind what they know and are comfortable with in exchange for the opportunity of a lifetime. Its like Thomas says, "If an Indian chose the correct hand, he won everything, he won all the sticks. If an Indian chose wrong, he never got to play again" (Alexie 220). This means that no matter what, you only have one shot at life, there are no redoes. If you don't take advantage of the opportunities that are offered to you, life will lack adventure and excitement. Because there are no second chances in life, its imperative to go after your dreams and never give up on them. If you give up on the parts of your life most dear to you, your dreams, you will find it so much easier to give up on other aspects of your life that may seem less important. Giving up is never the way to go through life, and if Coyote Springs gives up on their dream of success, they will never be able to come back to the reservation.
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Agreed. Opportunity always comes with a price, and this case the price is the loss of the respect of those in their home. The strength of the hatred for rock music by means of religion is very, very strong, and is the core reason that they are hated so much. It saddens me that so much hatred exists in the world, and I admire Coyote Springs' attempt to leave the reservation and ignore the hate that exists, which is a very courageous and strong action to make.
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I love the quote you used to describe the opportunity for not only Coyote Spring, but for the Spokane Indians living on the reservation lands. One must take every chance they have and run with it. Like you said, you only get one life and one chance to do it right. There are no redoes allowed in life. If Coyote Springs never took this opportunity of trying to get a record deal they would've never known what might've happened. Regardless, they didn't come out on top but at least they tried and took a chance with the opportunity they had.
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