Character Analysis of Tom Whitecloud’s “Blue Winds Dancing” In this story or fictionalized autobiographical fragment Whitecloud develops a character‚ a young Native American man‚ stuck within an internal conflict of discovering his individuality and his true identity. Throughout the story the narrator shows characteristics of rebellion. The struggle of deciding whether to conform or to rebel against the white modern American ways is what causes this internal conflict. The narrator’s rebellious
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American Literature February 17‚ 2015 Blue Winds Dancing What is race and how does it make who and how we are in society? Do we classify what we by our complexion‚ ethnicity‚ gender or all the above? Race‚ according to freedictioanry‚ is ”a group of people as distinct from others because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group.” In the short narrative "Blue Winds Dancing‚" by Thomas Whitecloud II‚ race is a major part of the story. Whitecloud asked himself "am I Indian or am I white
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My Favorite Short Story My favorite short story in the anthropology by Dr. Lynn Fauth is “Blue Winds Dancing.” The author‚ Tom Whitecloud uses versatile formal-informal storytelling‚ descriptive language to immerse the reader in the moment‚ and resolution of self-identity conflict. These elements exemplify Whitecloud’s mastery of fiction writing. The role of an informal storytelling told from a first point of view is effective in describing the disparity between the
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typically marks that thing as important to the author and reader. It reflects the message of the piece as a whole. In Tom Whitecloud’s Blue Winds Dancing‚ the word in particular is “home.” It represents more than where he grew up; more than just a birthplace. “Home” means family. It means friends‚ love‚ comfort‚ and protection. “Home is where the heart is” so the saying goes‚ and for Whitecloud‚ this couldn’t be any truer. Home is the most beautiful place in the world‚ and it’s so important to him‚ he uses
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"Blue Winds Dancing"� "Blue Winds Dancing"�‚ the story of a man’s internal conflict is revealed by Tom Whiteclouds’ telling of the young man’s thoughts while he is at school‚ his observations during his trip home and his reaction to the people when he arrives home. In the beginning of the story (paragraphs 1-10) the Indian compares the city to the reservation. He thinks of the city as a captive place‚ a place "where trees grow in rows and the palms stand stiffly by the road sides."� I think the
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Living Between Two Worlds In the essay‚ “Blue Winds Dancing‚” by Tom Whitecloud‚ the theme is motivated by the conflict the narrator faces while missing what he considers home. Satisfaction for ones culture is a fine line between appreciation of your own and disapproval for those that are different. This conflict is brought to light by the narrator’s different views of the two cultures to which he lives. These differences are felt internally and externally as the writer searches for his individuality
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is born with the difference heritage. Some people respect their heritage‚ but some people disrespect their heritage. I have read two articles which are “Everyday Use” and “Blue Winds Dancing”. In these two articles‚ the narrator talks about how character think about their own heritage. We also can see the different conflicts the character facing in the articles. I respect heritage because even though you try to change your native background. In the end‚ you still were the type of person you belong
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Amanda Patch Powerful people surround us every day. People who have may have more money than us‚ people that have more knowledge or people who simply just have more power. Since there are so many people like this around us‚ we often believe that since they consume so much power‚ that it is impossible for us to have any. However‚ anyone can be powerful. Alice walker said‚ “The most common way people give up their power‚ is by thinking they don’t have any‚” which is exactly true. Anyone can have power
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The divine wind presents the same conflicts that occur throughout the history of mankind‚ they were all caused by racial prejudice. The Divine wind is set during World War II where tension arose between Australian and Japanese communities. Infamous events that were motivated by racial discrimination include The Holocaust‚ the African-American civil rights movement and the treatment of the Aborigines are ultimately the result of racism. These events resulted in death of millions of people. Even today
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In the short story “Ashes For the Wind” by Hernando Tellez‚ the author uses conflicts to develop the theme that sometimes we have to sacrifice our life to fight corruption. Juan‚ the protagonist‚ is a tenant who lives a peaceful life in the village with his wife Carmen and a new born baby. He involves in an external conflict when the corrupt government orders his family to move out of their own place. At the beginning of the story‚ Arevalo visits Juan’s farm house and tells him “it would be best
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