Examples Of Oppression In The Ghosts And The Civilly Dead
The Ghosts and the Civilly Dead: Two examples of oppression in American society
“In the Great American Indian novel, when / it is finally written, / all of the white people will be Indians and / all of the Indians will be ghosts.”
Similar to how Sherman Alexie’s “How to Write the Great American Indian Novel” discusses the lack of Native American representation and the loss of their voice, the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention states how, over time, men mute their wives and restrict their ability to exercise their inalienable rights. The stanzas of Alexie’s “How to Write the Great American Indian novel” repeat what the Native Americans must do in order to please society, specifically white people. Their stereotypes
“In the Great American Indian novel, when / it is finally written, / all of the white people will be Indians and / all of the Indians will be ghosts.”
Similar to how Sherman Alexie’s “How to Write the Great American Indian Novel” discusses the lack of Native American representation and the loss of their voice, the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention states how, over time, men mute their wives and restrict their ability to exercise their inalienable rights. The stanzas of Alexie’s “How to Write the Great American Indian novel” repeat what the Native Americans must do in order to please society, specifically white people. Their stereotypes