Zitkala Sa

Wow... what a powerful read. From the beginning I got the sense that this little Indian girl was someone who would grow into someone who accomplishes many great things. Zitkala Sa's mother was a woman of great strength also. when Sa tells of the story of walking to the water with her mother and seeing her in great sadness, her response reminded me of my protectiveness of my mother and her feelings. This allowed me to see that even though Indians had been demoralized by the early palefaces, that they are just like any other group of people.

Also Kitkala Sa's mother's decision to allow her to go with the missionaries showed that she was brave and looking towards the future of her child. Knowing that this was the only way that her child would be able to function the the society to come, she put her trust issues to the side. In correlation to the parent's of today, college is seen in this same way. Even though parents don't want to let their children go off into the world, they know that it is the only way that the child will learn how to function in the real world without their help.

Love this exertion, great introduction to knowing about the life of the Indian people and how they understood the doings of the palefaces.