American Native Literature: Themes in From the Deep Woods to Civilization
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Running head: AMERICAN NATIVE LITERATURE
American Native Literature
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American Native Literature
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Author Note
1AMERICAN NATIVE LITERATURE
The purpose of this paper is to shed the light on the innate themes in From the Deep
Woods to Civilization by Charles Alexander Eatsman (Eastman: 356). The thoughts on the
American Indian matters have been largely ingrained in this book. The activism from the Native
Americans has been portrayed in this book as well. The different themes have been discussed
here like the Dakota sovereignty and nationhood and the space of the home and homeland. The
topic of the book has been the portrayal of the Indian tradition of the narratives in the previous
centuries.
Proper links between the past civilizations and the current ones have been given an
overview in this section. An important segment of the book is on the oral tradition of the story
telling of the Indians in the previous times. The culture of the Indian tradition and culture has
been described with the reminiscing of the home and homeland of India (Eastman: 477). The
narrator of the book had to fight his own battle since it was regarding his own identity. In this
book various cultures and their contradictions have been discussed. The feelings of the narrator
have been portrayed in a manner that it can show the differences between the Native Americans
and the Indians.
The family of the authors and their conflicting ideas has been the most complicated
factors in this book indeed. A lot of confusion has been depicted in this book since the author
Eastman has written this book as his autobiography. This book can be considered as the sequel
book of Indian Boyhood. The name of the narrator of this book is Ohiyesa (Eastman: 567). The
author has detailed the stories of his own life through the narration of Ohiyesa. However, the
Dakota sovereignty has been disclosed in this section by the longing to become as cultured as the
white men of America. The desire for the home and homeland of India has been discussed in a
wide manner (Treat: 356).
The purpose of this paper is to shed the light on the innate themes in From the Deep
Woods to Civilization by Charles Alexander Eatsman (Eastman: 356). The thoughts on the
American Indian matters have been largely ingrained in this book. The activism from the Native
Americans has been portrayed in this book as well. The different themes have been discussed
here like the Dakota sovereignty and nationhood and the space of the home and homeland. The
topic of the book has been the portrayal of the Indian tradition of the narratives in the previous
centuries.
Proper links between the past civilizations and the current ones have been given an
overview in this section. An important segment of the book is on the oral tradition of the story
telling of the Indians in the previous times. The culture of the Indian tradition and culture has
been described with the reminiscing of the home and homeland of India (Eastman: 477). The
narrator of the book had to fight his own battle since it was regarding his own identity. In this
book various cultures and their contradictions have been discussed. The feelings of the narrator
have been portrayed in a manner that it can show the differences between the Native Americans
and the Indians.
The family of the authors and their conflicting ideas has been the most complicated
factors in this book indeed. A lot of confusion has been depicted in this book since the author
Eastman has written this book as his autobiography. This book can be considered as the sequel
book of Indian Boyhood. The name of the narrator of this book is Ohiyesa (Eastman: 567). The
author has detailed the stories of his own life through the narration of Ohiyesa. However, the
Dakota sovereignty has been disclosed in this section by the longing to become as cultured as the
white men of America. The desire for the home and homeland of India has been discussed in a
wide manner (Treat: 356).
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