The significance of this title is that her father wanted to cremated and shot out of a cannon because he loved his art so much. He wanted his family to take his ashes and the homemade cannon into the mountains and make a ceremony out of it. In the ceremony I believe that he wanted all the things he loved to be apart of it.
On the other hand the other significance of the title is that she finally decided to be apart of a shooting session in the mountains but she was filming him on camera using his new cannon. Filming being another word for shooting.To me it was more significant that he wanted his ashes to be shot out of a cannon and the shooting of the film would be the runner up.
I agree in a way. Even though they had their differenes just in different forms of art they realized that and grew closer to each other. And she loved her dad so much that she was willing to give out his art a try even though she knew that she didn't or wasn't going to like it. And her shooting her dad out the cannon and wanting it to be painful shows how much she really loved her dad.
ReplyDeleteHi Brian,
ReplyDeleteI like your point about ceremony, especially if we consider the definition of that word. For her father, his death will be a solemn rite, one last event marking not only his death, but the culmination of his efforts as a gunsmith and gun lover.
The fact that Vowell is willing to shot a firearm one last time, even though she had such a negative experience the first time, is telling and demonstrates her development and maturity. When she shoots her father from the cannon, I'm sure she'll feel just as small and scared as she did when she was 6, only this time she'll accept those feelings out of love for her father. In her youth, she was never willing to compromise her feelings and principles out of love for her father.
Thanks for your ideas.
Take care,
Lauren
Hello Brian,
ReplyDeleteI think that she decides that it can be very hard if both people are hard headed on both ends. She realizes that just because she does not completely agree with what her fathers job is she must at least respect him for it. Sarah completely matures. thanks!
-Catherine
Hello Brian,
ReplyDeleteYes, the ceremony was the significance of the title. It was something dear to all involved. But I also think that the significance has to do with them mending their relationship and realizing that they were more alike than not. They come eye to eye and mend their relationship since when all that really matters is the love that they have for each other.
Mandy Ericson
Brain,
ReplyDeleteyou make a very good point about how the father wants his ceremony to be him being shot out of the cannon when he passes away. This definitely signifies the title in a special way because they will be literally shooting him out of a cannon. But because of this his daughter finally understands why he loves his guns so much and actually becomes more comfortable with them.
I agree with the shooting his ashes during the first day of hunting season is the what the title means. I never thought about Sarah filming him with her camera could be the another way to interpret the title. So nicely done on that, it never crossed my mind when I finished the reading.
ReplyDeleteBrian,
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think she didn't noticed she was as stubborn as her dad until they were together shooting off the cannon. I liked how you used her filming her dad as a reference for the title, I didn't think of that at all.
Xochilt