Miri's father tells her that her mother named her "after the flower that conquered rock and climbed to face the sun"( page 14). How is Miri like the flower she is named after?
Do you know why you were given the name you have? Did it hold special meaning for your family?
I am woman....hear me roar.....
9 years ago
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Even though she felt so unimportant because she could not work in the quarry she later became like the Miri flower. She found she had strengths and courage to stand up for right, to help her village through the knowledge she gained at the academy, and to help the girls escape the academy when it was held by the bandits. She became a leader, showed courage, and climbed the "mountain face" when it was required of her. I don't believe my name had any significance when given to me. I understand it is Spanish but I think my parents picked it because they liked it and it was different.
I like the imagery of the miri flower conquering the rock and climbing to face the sun, because it was so important to her to feel the sense of belonging that she assumed she could only have by working in the quarry and contributing in that way. But the way she ended up contributing to her community had much greater significance than working in the quarry ever could have; she was able to gain knowledge that immediately improved their status with fairer trading, and she also used her knowledge to set up a school and educate her own people, which could do nothing but improve their circumstances. It was like she was breaking free of the limitations of her home without having to leave home, and broadening the vision of her whole community at the same time.
I love that they named her that with that meaning. In the end she really does live up to that meaning.
I think I have the name of an old girlfriend of my dad.. right mom? Haha. I know my mom just liked the name.
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