The Narrator's Perspective on Adult Life in "Excerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway"

In "Exerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway," what is the narrator's point of view about the life of an adult in her culture?

According to the narrator, adult life was somewhat monotonous in his society because adults were forbidden to play and have fun, even though they appeared to want to. The narrator realizes this when she watches her mother, grandmother, and aunts running their hands through their hair and repairing her dolls, as if they miss playing with dolls and having pleasure. This makes the narrator find adult lives uninteresting, because in her society, adults were forbidden to play because they had too many duties that were to be satisfied.

What is the narrator's take on life?

The narrator realises that adult life in her culture was boring and lacked fun activities. She observes how her mother, grandmother, and aunts reminisce about playing with dolls by touching the narrator's dolls. This indicates that adults in the society had restrictions on enjoying themselves and playing, which made their lives uninteresting according to the narrator's perspective.

In "Exerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway," what did the narrator observe about adults in her culture regarding fun and play?

The narrator observed that adults in her culture were forbidden to have fun and play, even though they appeared to miss playing with dolls. They had too many duties to fulfill, which restricted them from enjoying themselves like children.

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