English 48b
February 1, 2008
Professor Lankford
Quote:
“You can’t have anything to eat unless you pay me.” No,--no such word was used by us savages at that time… They set everything we have left on fire.
Summary:
It explains that the Paiute tribe really helped the whites when they need food in the mountain.
Response:
In the book, Winnemucca explains that the whites were stuck in the mountain and did not have enough food to eat. However, the Paiute tribe did not use that opportunity to kill the white people. Instead, the Paiute tribe gives them food. The quote states that the tribe did not ask for money after giving the whites food. I think that these people were very friendly and generous and they just wanted to solve the problem between the two races.
I feel pretty sad that the white still set fire on the tribe’s winter supplies although they had received the food from the tribe. Why they could be so cruel to the tribe? I really wish that I could be one of the Paiutes. I would go and have a debate with the whites. Is racial difference such a big deal? Is skin color really a big deal? I really want to ask the whites.
In the quote, Winnemucca uses “savages” to describe her people. I think it is quite ironic. From my point of view, the tribe was so generous and kind. She shouldn’t have used such a negative word to describe her tribe. I think that she just wanted to satirize the white people who thought they were superior. Instead, I think that the white people in the book were really “savages”. After getting the help from the tribe, they did not return something good to the tribe. Instead, they burnt the winter supplies of the tribe as a return. I felt so sorry to read this part in the book.
I feel pretty sad that the white still set fire on the tribe’s winter supplies although they had received the food from the tribe. Why they could be so cruel to the tribe? I really wish that I could be one of the Paiutes. I would go and have a debate with the whites. Is racial difference such a big deal? Is skin color really a big deal? I really want to ask the whites.
In the quote, Winnemucca uses “savages” to describe her people. I think it is quite ironic. From my point of view, the tribe was so generous and kind. She shouldn’t have used such a negative word to describe her tribe. I think that she just wanted to satirize the white people who thought they were superior. Instead, I think that the white people in the book were really “savages”. After getting the help from the tribe, they did not return something good to the tribe. Instead, they burnt the winter supplies of the tribe as a return. I felt so sorry to read this part in the book.
1 comment:
20/20 In my research I discovered that the same group of white pioneers murdered (and ate) the two Indians -- from the Sacramento area -- who did try to rescue them.
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