have you ever wondered why it would be like to be Bright Morning? Well Bright Morning had to face different obstacles in her life. I think that everyone should believe in themselves because nothing is possible. In this book report you are going to learn about the main character, settings, the Long Walk, and more. Bright Morning is the main character in this book, Sing Down The Moon. She lives in the Mesa Canyon with her mother, father, her sister, and her mothers sheep. Running Bird is a really good friend of Bright Morning. Tall Boy is the leader of the Navajo. Running Bird and Tall Boy went along the way with Bright Morning in this crazy adventure. Spaniards had taken Bright Morning. The Spaniards sold Bright Morning to …show more content…
At the end Bright Morning said she, saw sheep, she saw sheep because she wanted to. Bright Morning had a tenacious attitude, that what gave her so much hope. I liked how in the book Bright Morning didn't lose hope. From this book I've learned to never give up and always have hope. My favorite part of the book was when Tall Boy and Bright Morning escaped from the soldiers. I felt bad for Bright Morning and Running Bird got taken by the Spaniards. I thought the book was very interesting, it gave me the experience to learn about the Navajo culture. The soldiers forced the Navajo to walk to Bosque Redondo. 1,500 Navajos died during the Long Walk some from disease. The Long Walk was a 300 mile journey. Navajo's homeland was Arizona but the soldiers forced them to walk and live in Bosque Redondo. Native Americans went through so much things to getting their, houses burnt down, getting diseases, and more. Bright Morning had to face getting taken to be a slave, and being forced to go on the Long Walk still she did not lose hope. I believe you should keep going even when life brings you down. I like the book, i thought it kept me interested from beginning to end. So when ever life tries to bring you down remember just be
throughout this book is very visible. It has to do with her search for a name,
In the short story "A Worn Path," the message that Eudora Welty sends to the readers is one of love, endurance, persistence, and perseverance. Old Phoenix Jackson walks a long way to town, through obstacles of every sort, but no obstacle is bad enough to stop her from her main goal. She may be old and almost blind, but she knows what she has to do and won't give up on it. Her grandson has swallowed lye, and she has a holy duty of making her way to town in order to get medicine for him. The wilderness of the path does not scare her off. She stumbles over and over, but she talks herself through every obstacle. Undoubtedly, the theme of perseverance is what Eudora Welty wants to point out to her readers. Just like the name Phoenix suggests
No matter how much he put her through, she kept fighting for her life. I was confused by this because, in my eyes her life was completely over. I did not see how she could ever live a functioning life after all of the things that she went through. I would have thought that this reality would have been a reason for her to give up and choose fiction. Fiction would have been the easy way out of the pain, loses, and suffering that she faces and would continue to face. Then I thought to myself that is what makes humans amazing. Being able to endure the challenges of life and keep going. Originally, I thought she was a fool to keep going then I realized that she was strong. If I was her I would have chosen my reality
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While showing how brave and unselfish she was, she also showed that she was fragile and not as strong as she used to be. “A black dog with a lolling tongue came up out of the weeds by the ditch. She was meditating, and not ready, and when he came at her she only hit him a little with her cane. Over she went in the ditch, like a little puff of milkweed.” Even though she hit the dog only a little, it caused her to fall into a ditch. At last there came a flicker and then a flame of comprehension across her face, and she spoke. "My grandson. It was my memory had left me. There I sat and forgot why I made my long trip." This shows how her mind went blank, causing her to forget why she had made the journey.
Throughout this unique class, we have explored many amazing facets of the Dine’ people. From stories, to pieces of art, to the language itself, the beauty of Navajo culture is easily seen by all who have the fortune to come into contact with them. Unlike Navajo culture, however, the Western world uses a very loose definition for “beauty” that typically revolves around physical traits: a beautiful girl usually looks a certain way, a beautiful voice usually sounds a certain way, and a beautiful painting usually looks a certain way. The Western world merely looks at physical beauty and from this vision has developed a formula for what is and what isn’t considered beautiful. To the Navajo People, beauty is a much deeper, more meaningful concept. As we have explored in class, the beauty way of life, hozho, rules the way that a Navajo person should act and interact in daily life. Hozho is not only physical but also mental, spiritual, and purposeful.
Her grandson is what keeps her where she is at his sickness pleads for her to stay and take care of him and yes she can go places but the thought of him brings her back every time. It’s like she is the only one he has left and the thought of leaving him behind breaks her, so every time she gets to that hill something tells her to come back. Something tells her to make sure she doesn’t forget the little boy back home waiting for her. I believe there are chains that holds everyone back in life and one of mine I like to think is my
The hopeful and then helpless tones in Douglass' passage reflect his inner turmoil throughout the process of his escape from the wretched south. At first, Frederick Douglass feels the utter feeling of happiness covering every inch of his body and soul. However, he soon finds out that the rosy path has thorns that dug into his skin as freedom was dangled in front of his face through a tunnel of complete darkness.
The Diné, or Navajo, exhibit in the Arizona Museum is organized in an appropriate manner. The exhibit starts with the introduction to the Diné people, discussing the Athapaskan Migration. It then displays a beautiful sand painting done by a Diné man which represents the Diné Bikeyah or homeland. The Diné are introduced as a pastoral people who adopted customs from other native peoples as they migrated south to present day Arizona. The next topic discussed in the exhibit is the Long Walk, or the forceful movement of Diné people to Fort Sumner in 1863 and the return to Diné Bikeyah in 1868. Pastoralism is then discussed more in depth including how pastoralism and specifically sheep effected the Diné economy. The importance of weaving rugs is introduced as well. Sheep were an important part of the Diné culture, not only economically, but through kinship and community as well. The sacred narrative of Spider Woman was an audio recording within the exhibit accompanied by a modern day scene of women weaving rugs and spinning their own wool into yarn. This scene is important because while it shows the Diné living in a modern home, it shows how they blend modern day lifestyles with sacred Diné tradition. The conclusion of the exhibit discusses this blend with the modern day and traditional as well as displays rugs both modern and traditional.
The Navajo take pride in their family life and the events that surround them. Their seclusion from society is the base of their customs and activities they treasure used to entertain their People. The Navajo culture is rich in past heritage, ceremonies, and rituals. In everything they do whether it be the birth of a child, planting crops, or healing the sick, some type of ritual is done. These rituals and ceremonies can last fro...
This paper aims at reviewing available historical sources on spiritual tribal traditions among the descendants of the Navajo tribe and the role they still play in contemporary times. The "Navajo Nation", constitutes the second largest tribe of Native Americans in North America. The tribe lives in the southwestern United States (Monsen 2008). More than 200,000 Navajos live on the 24,000 square miles of the Navajo Nation (Birchfield 2000). The Navajos' call themselves “Diné”, which means "the people." In 1969 the Navajo Tribal Council officially designated the nation the "Navajo Nation." (Birchfield 2000). Linguistically, they belong to the Athapaskan language family,
The way that Tapahonso describes the whole ordeal in detail is critical in describing the events in the poem but also in the format of oral story-telling. The author is telling a story to a daughter. A story that must have been passed down for generations and for generations to come. It is a important story that must be told because it explains the history of the Navajos and how the use of turquoise become a part of the traditional regalia. The story also tells how Navajo fry-bread become famous and is now considered a traditional food for all native tribes. Tapahonso gives strength and hope in 1864 to the younger generation by giving them education of their history.
This book actually impacted my view on life a bit. Life is a fragile gift and this book made me wonder if I am using my time in all the wrong ways. We should all work to be using our days as best we can and try to be happy regardless of our sadness. As we all know that’s not as simple as it sounds, which makes the strength of Hazel and Augustus extremely inspiring and even eye-opening. When I compare myself to these two characters I hope I can be more like them.
...lling him that she herself still struggles to climb her stairs but she never gives up in lines 18-19, "For I'se still goin', honey,/I'se still climbin'." Through these lines, she also reveals that no matter how tough life has been for her that it hasn't dimmed her spirits because she keeps on climbing. She shows life as an ascent up a staircase: it's a hard climb, but one that must be attempted and achieved.