Strength In The Warrior's Daughter By Zitkala-Sa

“Strength does not come from capacity, It comes from indomitable will.” These inspirational words were written by Mahatma Gandhi, a person who showed great strength. This quote explains that a person can achieve anything they want, no matter what physical strength they have, it matters how badly they want it. In the story “The Warrior’s Daughter” by Zitkala-Sa, Tusee has to go out and use her will to go out and achieve what has to be done. During the story Tusee’s tribe has to go out and fight, some members have been captured, including her lover. Meanwhile, she longs for her lover to return, she knows she has to go out and save him. Consequently, she finds the strength she never knew she had to rescue her lover. Due to when Tusee uses her powerful, inner strength, with her motivation she is able to achieve anything. Primarily, Tusee has to summit her inner strength to win her lover back. In the story when Tusee’s lover has been captured she prays. In desperate need of strength she calls out “Great Spirit, speed me to my lovers rescue” (22). With him gone she has to gather all of her motivation so she is able to go
When Tusee is about to go out she pleads to the spirits’ “All Powerful great Spirit, grant me my father's warrior heart” (22). With her aspiring motivation, she pleads to receive the warrior heart so she is able to save her lover. With Tusee’s aspiring motivation she channels her father with his warrior heart. With the heart of a warrior she finds the strength to do the challenging task when her lover is unable to walk. She does the following, “Tusee lifts him upon her broad shoulders… she carries him away into the open night” (24). Tusee with her strength that she did not know she had, she was able to carry him away. When Tusee is using her strength, passion, and heart she is able to achieve great things and uses the courage to aid her lover's