Question 1: "A Chinese Banquet" is an interesting poem about a woman in a though situation with her mother and choice to tell her that she is gay. In the beginning of the poem (in the first line) the woman states that "It was not a very formal affair," she was talking about a gathering that, as I read on seemed very formal. She makes a quick point to say that everyone over twelve was wearing a long gown, but her. This is the first clue in the poem that there is something about the woman is different. As the woman describes the gathering in more depth she is distancing herself from them. Her mother seems to be pretending the whole time, she dances around any real subject or conversation with her daughter.
Question 4: Before reading the poem "Heritage" I didn't know what to expect. By looking at the title I expected someone to be talking about the past and where they came from. My heritage is farming, so for some reason I pictured someone talking about farmlands and crops and what not. As I read more about the author I knew it would have no relevance to what I was thinking. Linda Hogan has a Chickasaw background and interprets environmental, antinuclear, and other spiritual and societal issues. The section where she talks about tobacco, it hit home a bit. I think she was making a point on how a bad influence can cover and change a person. I would think that in the next part of the poem it would describe good influence. I believe that the section about tobacco was a good interpretation to give an example of bad influence. Tobacco issues and can relate to most anyone because it is a big problem in our country.
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