Utley’s book, the reader learns about Custer was born on December 5, 1839 in Rumley, Ohio and liked to refer to himself as “Autie” and had a half sister to whom he was close to. The reader also starts to see Custer was more into studies, more into fun, and yet he barely graduates from West Point thirty-forty of thirty-four classmates. From this point the writer informs the reader about Custer’s military career and Libbie (Elizabeth Bacon). The romance between the two of them added and interesting twist throughout the book. Custer appeared to be a very difficult man, driven, harsh, conflicted, and his wife was his softer side. It is in chapter 2 Custer starts his military career as a staff officer (page 18), which the reader learns he ditches his staff role to plunge into battle. Here is where we learn of his ability to remain calm, cool, and collective in battle. Custer himself discovers his attributes of battle and the reader will see him take risks, when he does not necessarily agrees with his orders (page 52,page172, page 180), which Mr. Utley shares this could have been what caused General Custer’s own demise (page…
“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a perfect example of how the plot progression of the story was closely related to the character development. Lee used Jean Louise, also known as “Scout” as a main model of character development, as she grows through her understandings of racism, how to handle social situations and her intelligence . The plot progression throughout the novel was very close in relationship of bildungsroman in the characters personal stories. This book being fiction is not true but it depicts how life was during the time period of the 1930’s. The characters also are very close to portraying common people of the time in Macon County of Alabama.…
When Nacoochee’s father found out that she and Sautee had eloped, he was enraged. He vowed to find them and take out his anger on Sautee. Many young Cherokee braves who had longed for the chance to win Nacoochee’s love also volunteered to join the Chief of the Cherokees in his search.…
In this story The last of the Mohicans, that was wrote by James Fenimore Cooper. There were two characters, Chingachook and Uncas. They were father and son. The father/son pair are close together, which emply to me that they have a good close relationship. They also talk about a pride the man has in his son. This relationship seems to be a man-to-man relationship as where they respect themselves.…
[3] American film demonstrates history as narrative. The historical classic They Died With Their Boots On is a recreation of the history of General George Armstrong Custer 's life. This movie adds to the already prevalent myth of the…
Ethan is quickly informed that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his remaining niece. Joined with Martin Pawley, Ethan sets out to find his remaining niece, Debbie. Just like the title suggests, the duo searches five years for the now young woman and depicts their struggle to rescue her now that the tribe has adopted her and she is married to Chief Scar. Although the story deviates from documented history: it portrays the triumph of the white civilization, fortified by the anxiety regarding fears of what the “savages” do to ruin white women when captured. What makes this film so powerful is that it displays the ambiguities that surround race, sexuality, and violence incurred when the West was settled.…
In William Faulkner's book The Unvanquished, Bayard Sartoris made a crucial decision in his life to become a man. In "The Odor of Verbena," Bayard had found out that his father was killed by his old business partner, Mr. Redmond. He then had to choose between killing Redmond or not, knowing that each decision would have a consequence. He chose to let Redmond live, allowing him to have the will he wanted. His action was honorable because he took into account what he cared about, not what others did, and picked the decision which was most important to him. He was aware of the risk and alienated all external forces telling him to kill Redmond, and by doing so, he became a free man. Bayard's move showed Faulkner's readers that the best move one…
In the film ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ directed by Michael Mann, an important idea that was shown throughout the film is loss of innocence. Loss of innocence is something that often involves a new understanding of the nature of humanity and its potential for good or evil. Cora is a character that portrays this theme well. The director uses close ups, medium shots and point of view shots to capture Cora evolving into a strong and courageous woman.…
1. The significance of the title Arise is that you can live your faith and dreams where ever you are. Arise is also a missionary group name from Dallas, Texas that goes to Zambia, Africa. Zambia is where the Kershaws go and volunteer and do mission work.…
As a young boy Wyatt Earp wanted to grow up and fight in the Union Army in the civil war, but he is turned away because of his age. Then he goes and studies law and marries Urilla Sutherland the love of his life who later dies of typhoid fever before they can have children. He gets really upset and destroys the house they bought together and everything they owned. He then put together a bull hunting crew with Bat Masterson and his brother Ed. When hes through with that he and his two brothers Virgil and Morgan set out to clean up the violence filled towns in the West.…
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry stated, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly”. He implies that humans understand and comprehend the world by different means and rely on different sources to provide the truth. People use their senses, reasoning, emotion, and what others have taught them. However, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry expressed that in order to understand something for what it is truly, emotion is the most truthful and applicable source of knowledge. This source implies that what is true is equal to what is morally correct and just. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s statement is true and this is represented by the thoughts and actions of the characters throughout Mark Twain’s novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.…
"An old soldier Harrison, who, to rescue thousands of women and children from the scalping knife of the ruthless savage, freely abandoned all the endearments of home and family, endured the icy and piercing blasts of northwestern winters, wading through the deep and cold waters and black swamps of Michigan and upper Canada, sustaining, at times, an almost famished nature upon raw beef, without salt, and often periling life on the field of battle? Poor simple-minded old veteran, he was, no doubt, foolish enough to believe…
In the 1988 movie Young Guns we will analyze William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) as the outlaw hero, and Patrick Floyd Garrett (Patrick Wayne) as the official hero. This movie was closely based on real life events of the Lincoln County war of 1877-1878, but because the real life events weren’t nearly as controversial and exciting, the movie was minimally changed in various ways to make it more appealing to audiences.…
“Joseph Boyden tells a powerful and dramatic story of two Cree men from Moose Factory, Xavier and Elijah, who experience the horrors of trench warfare in World War I as snipers with the Canadian forces in Belgium and France. Through the perspective of Niska, Xavier's aunt, Boyden presents a parallel story of an Aboriginal woman caught up in rapid cultural change and personal loss. The story is told in flashbacks, alternating between Niska's and Xavier's perspective.” (Bohr)…
The fim’s plot is about a family of Mohican Indians who are on the side of the British colonists, fighting against the French. The Mohican Indians are Chingachgook, who is the father, and his two sons, Uncas and half-white son Hawkeye. There is also a British army major with two daughters, Cora and Alice, involved. They are with the Mohicans. Cora and Hawkeye start to spend more time together, and end up falling in love. This is against the views of many of the colonists and Mohicans, because it is an interracial couple, which was not common back then. The Mohicans and British are fighting against the French and other Indians in the French Indian War. At one point the girls are kidnapped by the Hurons and French and it is not spoken of what…