63 pages • 2 hours read
Velma WallisTwo Old Women
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1993A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Throughout the novella, the text is paired with imagery. What role do the images serve? Do they add to the story or simply reflect it?
Ch’idzigyaak has a daughter and grandson. Does this make her attempt to survive easier or more difficult?
In what ways does the five-year age difference between Ch’idzigyaak and Sa’ affect their relationship and their journey?
Why does the author wait to introduce the two old women’s backstories?
In what ways do modern societies reflect and reject the community The People established?
Based on Sa’ and Ch’idzigyaak’s experiences, how much of the aging process is influenced by society rather than physical capability?
Whereas Sa’ is happy to spend the day alone in Chapter 5, Ch’idzigyaak is sad. Why do the two women feel two different emotions?
Why is Sa’ not as angry as Ch’idzigyaak when Daagoo and the search party arrive?
Besides the introduction, why is the narrator absent from the rest of the novella? What is the purpose of the introduction?
How does the narrator’s life tie into and reflect the story of the two old women?
