St. Lucy's Analysis

When the Native Americans and the girls from “St. Lucy’s” adapted to the European way of life, they both gained the ability to speak and read English. When the girls first came to “St. Lucy’s” they only knew how to speak in their native tongue, but with time, learned how to fluently speak and read English. One example of this is when the girls are at the ball with the “brothers” they were speaking in English to them. The Indians also gained this ability by getting educated by people from the English culture. Elected in office during this time Grover Cleveland, who was president in 1887, put the Dawes Act in action which converted them to Christianity, teached them to speak English, and let them live self-sufficient and independent. The girls