Rosie Buckley
The Life of Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo
in the book Crazy Brave seems to be a
determined, loyal, and a unique person. She seemed very loyal to her family, especially
her mom. She truly cared for her mom and wanted what was best for her, but
couldn’t do or say anything to protect her because of her stepfather. Joy expressed her feelings through paintings
or writing poems about her life and all of the cruel and unusual aspects that
occurred. Joy wanted to get out of the
life she was living so she went to a school in New Mexico; it was in
that moment that she was free. Joy got involved with music and stated, “Music
is a direct communication with the sacred”(p.85). Her stepfather forbade her to
sing in their household, so once she was at school she had no one to be afraid
of to sing where and what she wanted. Joy
expressed her feelings in different way then most people. I don’t think she
gets very emotionally close to anyone expect for her close family, but she does
find a way to express what she is feeling through poems. The poems that she
writes describes the beliefs that she has and what she truly cares about in
life. In the Eagle Poem (p.154-155) that she wrote, I think she describes her
religious beliefs and her beliefs about the circle of life through the beauty
of an eagle. Joy Harjo is a very unique person with a lot interesting
viewpoints on life and I think each poem and picture that she creates is a
piece of art that describes her in a diverse way.
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I really like the citation that you had put on there. It helps me where I could locate the page number where it is in the book. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with you on the part when you describe about Joy Harjo's freedom that she has from outside of the household.