The meeting with Patricia Powell and the other seniors was great. It was really great to be able to be brought together as a class yet again, despite what is going on in the world. It was nice to be able to ask Patricia questions about her work and hear from her about her writing process.
I really loved the chapter that Patricia gave us to read. I found both Dorothea and her mother to be very complicated characters. I was really fascinated by the aspect of dreams and the mother-daughter relationship. I was really interested in the notion of the Dorothea’s home community members having dreams about her coming back to the island to do what she is “supposed” to do. We find out that Dorothea’s mother is a healer and that Dorothea should be taking on the line of work. However, because it is only a chapter I was left with many questions.
I also was interested in the notion of dreaming that this chapter and novel has. I observed that there is another level of spiritual practice within Dorothea’s home place that she just cannot find herself connecting to. When I read that multiple people had a dream about Dorothea coming back, I observed that the community is somehow all connected to each other upon another level. This was very intriguing and I can’t wait until the book is published and available to be read.
It was great to meet with the seniors and to have them using technology. I know that for many people, not only older people, learning to navigate technology has been very challenging. Even when we do learn how to navigate it, there will always be technical glitches and what not. I am grateful for the opportunity to connect with everyone and looking forward to next time!
Coming to Age 