117 3 Role models lost her mother. When anybody, no matter how old they are, loses a parent, I think it hurts the same as if you were only five years old, you know? I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents. My father was all quiet and serious with the surgeon, a big and handsome white guy. “Did she say anything before she died?” he asked. “Yes,” the surgeon said. “She said, ‘Forgive him.’” “Forgive him?” my father asked. “I think she was referring to the drunk driver who killed her.” Wow. My grandmother’s last act on earth was a call for forgiveness, love, and tolerance. […] UNDERSTANDING 14 Find information a) Write a list of people who Junior describes as important to him. Example: 1 His sister 2 … b) Find background information in the text about the people you have listed in task 14 a). If you like, you can write keywords. Example: 1 His sister: lives in trailer, no job, writes 15 Describe role models a) Junior looks up to his family members as role models. What does Junior learn from them? Write down your thoughts. b) Junior says that his grandmother is a tolerant woman. Find examples in the text that show her tolerance. Write them down. presence – nærvera absence – fjarvera referring to – hér: meinti Hæfniviðmið • Aflað sér upplýsinga úr texta, greint aðalatriði frá aukaatriðum og nýtt sér í verkefnavinnu.
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