Has adjusted well to life in the city

Agrees with his wife's wish to keep the house tidy

Holds on to thought's of his past every day

Makes it clear that his current life is better than his old one

make use of multiple meanings in a humorous way

reflect a stereotype about Native American culture

establish a clear structure for the poem

point out the importance of the father's memories

the father's past culture and present experiences

the competing views of her mother and father

positive and negative aspects of life in the city

the lives of her generation and those of her father's generation

irony, because a car’s aerial is nothing like a bow string.

optimism, because city is similar life to father’s culture

terror, the speaker sees a dangerous wildness in the father

sadness, the father’s life is far removed from his values.

fun memories from the father’s childhood.

the traditions of the father’s culture.

leisure activities that the father has no time for.

the father’s vivid imagination.

a song sung at funerals in the father’s culture.

a chant performed to ensure a successful buffalo hunt.

a ceremony performed when a boy kills his first buffalo.

a call used by hunters to attract buffalo.