In any story‚ the repetition of a word‚ theme‚ or symbol 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
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Essay Comparing and Contrasting “Two Kinds” vs. “Blue Winds Dancing” While both of these stories have different themes regarding cultural issues‚ the characters involved similarly have their own reasons that compel them to oppose their individual situations. In Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and in Tom Whitecloud’s “Blue Winds Dancing”‚ both narrators choose nonconformity regarding their unique situations‚ but have different motivations for doing so. In “Two Kinds”‚ the narrator struggles to be the ideal
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Short Fiction Essay: Setting "I hear again the ring of axes in deep woods‚ the crunch of snow beneath my feet. I feel again the smooth velvet of ghost-birch bark" (Whitecloud 157). In "Blue Winds Dancing‚" author Tom Whitecloud uses vivid descriptions of the outdoors. He allows us to understand how beautiful nature is. He gives nature a personality. His surroundings are almost a character themselves. In this story‚ Whitecloud is the main character. Written in first person‚ he brings us on his journey
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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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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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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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it will influence you become what kind of person you are. Everyone 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
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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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Riley Childers Professor Krueger 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
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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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