Native American Literature

Shoshone Love Song
Fair is the white star of twilight,
and the sky clearer at the day's end;
But she is fairer, and she is dearer.
She, my heart's friend!

Far stars and fair in the skies bending,
Low stars of hearth fires and wood smoke ascending,
The meadow-lark's nested,
The night hawk is winging;
Home through the star-shine the hunter comes singing.

Fair is the white star of twilight,
And the moon roving
To the sky's end;
But she is fairer, better worth loving,
She, my heart's friend.

Reflection: I chose this poem because it shows me that the Native Americans hold nature as a scared being. This poem tells me that the Shoshone see nature as beauty like the women that they love. In at least each line they mention something about nature. It inspires me to also see nature as a magnificant beuaty that is around me everyday. The sounds of birds and the leaves as they rustle in the trees.

Diary:

Dear Diary,

I have been told of these Native Americans that sing about nature and love. Many have told me that they are always mentioning nature in every story, song and poem. Someone was reading this poem to a group of children on the ship and I loved the way they connected thier love for someone to be greater then nature.

Huswifery

Compasion and desire inspired Taylor to compare his desparation to obtain God's grace to a perosn who uses a spinning wheel to spin clothing. He

Anne Bradstreet

"To My Dear and Loving Husband" "The Prolouge" "The Author to Her Book" http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/Bradstreet/bradhyp.htm





Anne Bradstreet talks about many things in her poems. Every poem is different. The first poem I read was about how love is greater than anything to her, and how her love does not compare to the love that other women may have. "The Prolouge" tells me that she does not like that people judge others by where they come from or what they look like.

Anne Bradstreet's poems show me how much she cared for everyone around her, even if she didn't know who they are. This tells me that her mind is morally opened to the world and how some things do need to change in order to have a morally correct nation.

"Of Plymouth Plantation"

The month of November being spent in these affairs, and much foul weather failing in, the 6th of December they sent out their shallop again with ten of their principal men and some seamen, upon further discovery, intending to circulate that deep bay of Cape Cod. The weather was very cold and it froze so hard as the spray of the sea lighting on their coats, they were as if they had been glazed. Yet that night betimes they got down into the bottom of the bay, and as they drew near the shore they saw some ten or twelve Indians very busy about something. They landed about a league or two from them, and had much ado to put ashore anywhere-it lay so full of flats. Being landed, it grew late and they made themselves a barricado with logs and boughs as well as they could in the time, and set out their sentinel and betook them to rest, and saw the smoke of the fire the savages made that night. When morning was come they divided their company, some to coast along the shore in the boat, and the rest marched through the woods to see the land, if any fit place might be for their dwelling. They came also to the place where they saw the Indians the night before, and found they had been cutting up a great fish like a grampus, being some two inches thick of fat like a hog, some pieces whereof they had left by the way. And the shallop found two more of these fishes dead on the sands, a thing usual after storms in that place, by reason of the great flats of sand that lie off.

I can relate to this people for the mere fact that I have been on a boat for the past few weeks coming to America.

Thomas Paine

Reflection:

Thomas Paine has the general idea that Patrick Henry does with war. Thomas Paine is during the war. he speaks of how people can not be free if they

Patrick Henry

Reflection:

This speech truly shows the feelings and thoughts of a man who just wants to be free from the persecution that he and many others suffered over the years in Britain. He uses many different language uses to persuade the audience by appealing to thier emotions. I understand what he s talking about because if I was being persecuted and it was not stopping, then I would have the feeling of wanting to fight back. If I lived during his time when he gave his speech, I most likely would not want to fight back because I would most likely be too scared and afraid for my life. In other words I would agree with those people wanting to fight but I would not join in with them.



Diary:

Dear Diary,

As Britain has continues to persecute our people, I am scared for my family's life as many men go into war. Many people have become hostile. Many people who have traveled with us are wanting to fight and defeat the Britains for the pain they have caused us. As I have heard from a very famous Patrick Henry, we should fight for our own rights and freedoms. I do agree with him but yet I am still afraid that my husband will not return or will not be the same person when he returns. My prayers will be lifted up up for my husband and eery other man who is wanting to fight every night as we approach America.
Jane Dreary

Interview

I interviewed Helen McClain (grandmother) about what the American Dream mean to her.

What does the American Dream mean to you?
I feel that the American Dream is a goal that you strive to reach. It is something that you long for no matter who you are.

Do you feel that you have reached your American dream?
I feel that I have in many ways. I have raised a wonderful daughter and am now able to spend most of my days with my granddaughter. Even though I started a family at a young age and had to travel for almost 4 years before I settled down, I believe that it was the right thing. Don't get me wrong, I do wish that I could have started a career a little sooner and not have had to have little jobs her and there, but those are the things that you learn from. I can't change anything and truthfully, I do not want to.

My Reflection of the Interview

I am very surprised at the answers that my grandmother gave. I learned that many feel offensive when asked about the American Dream. My grandmother on the other hand, was very content when I asked her whether or not she has felt that she hs achieved her American Dream. I have learned that many people do not feel happy unless they have earned tons of money or have a huge house and nice cars. I have eralized that my grandmother is happy not matter what has happened in her since has raised a good family and has been able to spend almost every week with her grandaughter. I want to follow in her example and be content in the future even if I am not able to achieve my American Dream.

Slave Narritive

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