Brief Summary Of John J. Dunbar's Dance With Wolves
Michael Nguyen
Mr. Arnold
U.S. History, period 4
Dance with wolves summary In 1863, John J. Dunbar was injured in the American Civil War. Rather than having his leg amputated, he takes a horse and rides up to the Confederate front lines, distracting them in the process. The roused Union army then attacks and the battle ends a Confederate rout. After recovering and receiving a citation for bravery, He was awarded Cisco and decided to transfer to the western frontier so he can see its vast terrain before it goes. But when he arrived Fort Sedgwick, his new post was abandoned and in disrepair. He decided to stay, started to rebuild and restock, recorded many of his observations in his journal.
Sioux - Native American and First Nations people in North America - tried to steal Dunbar’s horse and intimidate him. In response, He decided to take a trip to Sioux camp. On his way, he saved Stands With A Fist - the white adopted daughter of the tribe’s medicine man Kicking Bird- after seeing she tried to injure herself in mourning of her deceased husband. He returned her to the Sioux, which changed their attitude toward him. After that, Dunbar started to communicate with Kicking Bird and warrior Wind Is His Hair, and Stands With A Fist, though with difficulty remembering her English, became translator. …show more content…
Dunbar finds himself drawn to the lifestyle and customs of the tribe and begins spending most of his time with them.
Learning their language, he becomes a hero among the Sioux and is accepted as an honored guest after he locates a migrating herd of buffalo and participates in the hunt. While living at Fort Sedgwick, he befriended a wolf he dubbed “Two Socks” for its white forepaws and when the Sioux saw Dunbar and Two Socks chasing each other, they give him his Sioux name “Dance With Wolves”. During this time, Dunbar fell in love with Stand With A Fist and married
her.
Because of the growing Pawnee and white threat, Chief Ten Bears decides to move the tribe to its winter camp. Dunbar decides to accompany them but must first retrieve his journal from Fort Sedgwick. However, when he arrives he finds it occupied by the U.S. Army. Because of his Sioux clothing, the soldiers mistake him for a Native and open fire, killing Cisco and capturing Dunbar. They decided to transport him back to east as a prisoner because he couldn’t prove his situation as Corporal Spivey had secretly stolen his journal. While traveling in the armed caravan, the soldiers kill Two Socks when the wolf attempts to follow Dunbar.
The Sioux tracked the convoy, killing the soldiers and freeing Dunbar. But he decided to leave with Stands With A Fist because of the tribe’s safety.
Mr. Arnold
U.S. History, period 4
Dance with wolves summary In 1863, John J. Dunbar was injured in the American Civil War. Rather than having his leg amputated, he takes a horse and rides up to the Confederate front lines, distracting them in the process. The roused Union army then attacks and the battle ends a Confederate rout. After recovering and receiving a citation for bravery, He was awarded Cisco and decided to transfer to the western frontier so he can see its vast terrain before it goes. But when he arrived Fort Sedgwick, his new post was abandoned and in disrepair. He decided to stay, started to rebuild and restock, recorded many of his observations in his journal.
Sioux - Native American and First Nations people in North America - tried to steal Dunbar’s horse and intimidate him. In response, He decided to take a trip to Sioux camp. On his way, he saved Stands With A Fist - the white adopted daughter of the tribe’s medicine man Kicking Bird- after seeing she tried to injure herself in mourning of her deceased husband. He returned her to the Sioux, which changed their attitude toward him. After that, Dunbar started to communicate with Kicking Bird and warrior Wind Is His Hair, and Stands With A Fist, though with difficulty remembering her English, became translator. …show more content…
Dunbar finds himself drawn to the lifestyle and customs of the tribe and begins spending most of his time with them.
Learning their language, he becomes a hero among the Sioux and is accepted as an honored guest after he locates a migrating herd of buffalo and participates in the hunt. While living at Fort Sedgwick, he befriended a wolf he dubbed “Two Socks” for its white forepaws and when the Sioux saw Dunbar and Two Socks chasing each other, they give him his Sioux name “Dance With Wolves”. During this time, Dunbar fell in love with Stand With A Fist and married
her.
Because of the growing Pawnee and white threat, Chief Ten Bears decides to move the tribe to its winter camp. Dunbar decides to accompany them but must first retrieve his journal from Fort Sedgwick. However, when he arrives he finds it occupied by the U.S. Army. Because of his Sioux clothing, the soldiers mistake him for a Native and open fire, killing Cisco and capturing Dunbar. They decided to transport him back to east as a prisoner because he couldn’t prove his situation as Corporal Spivey had secretly stolen his journal. While traveling in the armed caravan, the soldiers kill Two Socks when the wolf attempts to follow Dunbar.
The Sioux tracked the convoy, killing the soldiers and freeing Dunbar. But he decided to leave with Stands With A Fist because of the tribe’s safety.