Question

The question below refers to “The Legend" by Garrett Hongo. The speaker of “The Legend” wishes that the dead man __________. A. had never come out of the laundry B. were alive and he were dead in his place C. would wander the Earth as a vengeful ghost D. would be comforted in the afterlife

Answer 1

The correct answer is (D). In “The Legend”, concluding poem of Hongo Garrett’s book of poetry “The River of Haven”, the speaker wishes that the dead man would be comforted in the afterlife which is shown through poetic image of a girl taking dead man’s hands and bringing him over the bridge: “Let the night sky cover him as he dies./ Let the weaver girl cross the bridge of heaven/ and take up his cold hands.”