Preview

Chapter Summary Of Warriors Don 'T Cry'

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
3140 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Chapter Summary Of Warriors Don 'T Cry'
IT SAYS | I SAY | 1. * Xavier and Elijah are assigned to sniping duty in this chapter, and very early it is noticed by Corporal Thompson that both of them have a gift for it * Elijah continues regularly seeing Grey-Eyes who is addicted to Morphine. Elijah is offered some for the first time in front of Xavier, and he denies the offer. Xavier However Xavier sees something in Elijah’s eyes which tell him that Elijah is fascinated by it2. * Aunt Niska has tried a lot of the traditional Cree medicine on Xavier, but none of them seem to have any effect * Decides to keep telling Xavier stories of the past in hope that these will help * Goes back to just after her father passed away * Her people are lost due to the whites killing the leader of …show more content…
Elijah very quickly displays signs of addiction. Elijah shows pride in killing humans in this chapter, which Xavier has not shown to this point. I believe the aboriginal elder’s dream about the Whiskeyjack is also fulfilled in this chapter, with Elijah deciding that he is going to mutilate the dead bodies of his kills.10.Another negative effect of morphine revealed, which is that it kills the hunger of man. Xavier’s gifts are recognized by Niska. These are the same ones which are recognized by Corporal Thompson earlier in the novel. It can be agreed upon that Xavier is very gifted. Xavier’s spiritual side shown with his prayer to Gitchi Manitou, the Cree god after every kill. Elijah shows anger towards Elijah. This is huge. He is so in love with killing at this point that he is more concerned about his own statistics rather than the overall good of the army. He should be happy. McCaan saves Xavier, which is all the more a reason for why Xavier feels guilty for the events that occur later in the novel. 11.Elijah’s dependence on the medication is established. Xavier’s hatred of it continues. Xavier finds his peace of mind through Lisette the girl he met,

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    This book is called Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.This book is mostly based on black rights. Another thing is most of the black people in this story got treated like crap. There were a lot of events that happened my favorite is when Papa, Mr. Morrison,and Stacey went to Strawberry and...You will have to read this amazing book to find out.This is my favorite part because their is a lot of action and I can imagine what's happening.…

    • 375 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Topic Sentence: In the beginning, Elijah was a fragile boy and was easily frightened, or gullible.…

    • 89 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    In the first part of the book, John Weaver, gives background information, which leads up to the event. Weaver talks about how the Texans felt when it came to the 25th Infantrymen arriving at Fort Brown. Instead of being rather accepting of the arrival of a US battalion, the townspeople were racist stating, “ The colored fellows will have to behave themselves or we will get rid of them.”(22) Weaver goes on to explain other racial prejudices the soldiers faced at Fort Brown.…

    • 687 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    We then are reminded of how strong and serious Xavier’s addiction is, he cherishes every moment he has while under the false reality the drug delivers. His auntie doesn’t not agree with the use of white medicine, she is a traditional native women who is actually consider to be a healer as well as a fortune teller. Niksa tries to get Xavier to tell her his stories about the war as a healing process.…

    • 509 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Red Badge of Courage is about a young soldier named Henry Fleming,who is drafted during the war. The book traces the thread of emotions and reactions to events that he goes through, in the civil war. Being an an average farmer from New York, Henry wanted to go to war and become a hero like the ones he has read about in his school. The book starts off with a bunch of boys sitting at camp by the river, and while everyone is thinking about what they will do in war and how heroic they would be, Henry was thinking of how he would react when he goes to the battlefields. How would he react if he was severely injured or even died? Though he said that, no matter what happens he will not run from a fight or a battle, he did, during the second war, when he was scared and he saw a few other soldiers scamper due to the smoke. Henry kept telling himself through and through that he was protecting himself, even when the…

    • 486 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Three Day Road Quotes

    • 558 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Throughout the book there are several variations of characters witnessing their acquaintances going through trauma & selfhood or in fact being the one under going these traits. For instance Xavier was the lead narrator for the story, he was also a cree soldier who fought for Canada during world war 1. Just like most soldiers after war, they need something to help them cope after witnessing all the gruesome experiences of war. Xavier used morphine to help him manage with killing elijah and life after war. The narration from the point of view from Xavier influences the themes of trauma and selfhood because we are able to view him from 2 perspectives, one being mental and one being physical. We see…

    • 558 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Warrior s Don t Cry

    • 1150 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The book, Warrior’s Don’t Cry is a memoir written by Melba Pattillo Beals. A way to know that…

    • 1150 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Warriors Dont Cry

    • 430 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Warriors don’t cry is a well written book by Melba Patillo Beals. She was one of nine black teenagers who in 1957 integrated Little Rock Central High school. The book is about Martha’s view of how it was for her in the integration. Although you only get one view of the story, the way Melba wrote this book gives you enough details about how and what happened during this time. You should read this book you will enjoy the way it is put together. The amount of information you receive from this book will surprise you.…

    • 430 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    3. After McMurphy undergoes several rounds of electricity, he is given a lobotomy which ends his reign of terror on the ward.…

    • 650 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Warrior's Dont Cry

    • 2557 Words
    • 11 Pages

    Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals-a first-hand account of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. The book explores not only the power of racism but also such ideas as justice, identity, loyalty, and choice.…

    • 2557 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Warriors Don't Cry

    • 320 Words
    • 2 Pages

    I thought Warriors Don’t Cry was a profoundly uplifting as well as a profoundly depressing account of the integration of Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. When the U.S. Supreme Court declared that school segregation was unconstitutional, Beals was a schoolgirl in Little Rock. She knew that the good school that would prepare her best for college was Central High in Little Rock, and she wanted to be in the first group of black teenagers to integrate the school. This memoir is based heavily on Beals’ diary and her English-teacher mother's notes. It explains how the 15-year-old Beals decided to integrate Central High with eight classmates and what happened as a result of that decision. Beals's narrative is uplifting because she survived the ordeal, went on to college at San Francisco State University and Columbia University, and eventually returned to Little Rock in 1987 to be greeted by then-governor Bill Clinton and a black Central High student-body president. The tale is depressing because unrelenting violence saturates most pages, making a reader ponder how humans can act with so much hatred toward one another. The fact that the violence and hate was aimed at children is particularly depressing. The violence and hate came from all angles--white classmates, their parents, Little Rock rednecks, and even the school's teachers. Even Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, encouraged the violence. The goal was to drive the nine black students away from Central High before they could graduate. President Eisenhower responded by calling in federal troops, turning Central High into an armed battleground. The sense of immediacy in Beals's well-crafted account makes the events seem like they happened yesterday. Some samples of her diary entries showing her emotional state during all this would have made the accounts she describes much more powerful, but all in all this book is a good…

    • 320 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Warriors Don't Cry

    • 980 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The book Warriors Don’t Cry is written by Melba Pattilo Beals who was one of the students who went to Central High School to help integrate it so black students could go to school with white. Melba was only 15 year old when she volunteered with her friends to go to Central High. Melba is a smart intelligent girl who always listen to her family, friends, and follow her Christian religion. Melba went through many difficulties throughout her year in Central High. People did so many horrifying things yet she stayed strong and never broke down to her promise to finish Central High. Throughout her autobiography I discovered many new themes one such as never give up.…

    • 980 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    The two main characters in the novel “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden; Xavier Bird and Elijah Weesageechack, have many key differences that are illustrated throughout the novel. Xavier is reserved and visceral, while Elijah is self-assured and talkative. Xavier was raised by his Aunt Niska for the Majority of his childhood, opposed to how Elijah was raised in Moose Factory by nuns at a residential school. These factors hold an important responsibility on their personalities and the way that they think and make decisions. The three key differences between them that are paramount to the story and the themes of the novel are; firstly their respect for their Oji-Cree culture, secondly their respect and love for human life, and lastly their personalities. The differences in their personalities create positive chemistry back in their homeland of Canada, but when they are sent to Europe to fight in World War One, their relationship is put to the test.…

    • 1910 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Three Day Road

    • 411 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Elijah is Xavier right hand man when they enter the war together. Elijah soon became the ‘’talk’’ of the base. With too many kills to keep count and his English better then Xavier, Elijah becomes the new favorite sniper, leaving Xavier behind in the dust. Elijah more worried about fitting in and ’’being white’’, and soon he cracks under the pressure of his peers. Elijah shortly after forgets his roots to his native culture and does anything to fit in, including morphine. I saw Elijah turn into a character that was a man of culture into a killing machine. The morphine corrupts our original Elijah and transforms him…

    • 411 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Three Day Road

    • 910 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Elijah’s physical ability to kill has been prominent throughout his life in Northern Ontario providing for his family. His lifestyle in the bush as a hunter leads to his ability to be a great sniper for the Canadian troops during World War I. Elijah’s talent to remain unseen by the enemy along with his stealthy movements, and…

    • 910 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays

Related Topics