Reservation Blues #2

     In this section of the book we can see that’s Thomas sees the impact and power of music.  He finally found a woman named Chess at a gig who possesses the same passion that he does. Thomas tells her stories of when he was younger, and she says “her songs drifted across the entire reservation…” (66). She was able to gain such a passion for music from her mother who she obviously looks up towards for as a role model. Chess and Tom are very similar because as we already know Thomas has a passion for music and from this quote, we see that she too enjoys music very much.

     Also in this section of this book, the Warm Water Sisters are a main focus. Based on the words used to describe their childhood, it was rough, for example “’Those winters were always awful’ (62) ‘We heard… the baby struggling to breathe’ (64) “Grew up in such poverty that other poor Indians called her family poor’” (67).  These are all examples of how terrible of a life they have lived. Their father is always drunk, and bother their brother and mom have passed away. Before their mother had died there was constant fighting going on between her and their father. Another example showing that they lived poorly was that poor Indians called them poor, so they are at the absolute bottom.   Even though they are absolutely poor, they still have hope and try to live the American Dream.