How do the hands of the speaker's father serve as a symbol in "my father's song" by simon ortiz? they represent the loving protection that the older generation should offer to the younger generation. they represent the deep and lasting connection that the speaker feels to his father. they represent the strength that the speaker must develop if he is to survive and grow. they represent the constant struggle that takes a toll on people as they grow old.

Ipronounced his name, offering him at the same time my hand: he took it, smiling and saying, “we shall do very well by-and-by.” then he laid me down, and addressing bessie, charged her to be very careful that i was not disturbed during the night. having given some further directions, and intimates that he should call again the next day, he departed; to my grief: i felt so sheltered and befriended while he sat in the chair near my pillow… (chapter 3) this passage, in which jane first meets the doctor, is an example of