Rite Of Ritual And The Medicine Bag Similarities

The video, “Rite of Ritual” and the story, “The Medicine Bag” have both similarities and differences. One story is based on a girl and her adventure to get the medicine bag and the other is based on a boy who goes through a journey with his native grandfather to get the medicine bag. They both receive a medicine bag that protects the main characters, Martin from “The Medicine Bag” and Dachina from “Rite of Ritual” in their long journey of life. “The Medicine Bag” and “Rite of Ritual” are similar because they both received a medicine bag. Also, they go from a kid and turn into a young adult. Another similarity was that receiving the medicine bag was a tradition in their culture or something that was passed down from generation to generation.
The differences are the steps they have to take to receive the medicine bag. Dachina had to go through a four day process. She had to do perform dances and activities. For example she had to dance for ten-hours straight. During the 4 day span to turn into a young adult, she couldn’t show any emotion. As for Martin, he was just given the medicine bag by his grandfather. Martin didn’t have to do anything physical but he did go through emotional things because his grandfather gave him the medicine bag right before he passed away. Dachina went through physical steps to get the medicine bag, but Martin went through an emotional step. Another difference is what was inside of their medicine bag’s. Martin and Dachina both received different items in their medicine bag, due to their culture. The video was easier to understand because it gave us a visual image of the steps in the culture to receive the medicine bag. Also seeing a visual image gives it more meaning. Yet in the book, “The Medicine Bag” it’s way harder to visualize because you have to turn words into images. So that’s why the video is better to understand than the book.