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1. The two accounts that you read above
are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of themes found in
both of them?
Answer:
Both narratives are presented by two women from socially underprivileged groups
in two different civilizations. The author depicts the racism she suffered as a
Native American in her school in the first part. In the other portion, it
depicts the author's treatment in India as untouchable.
They were both following their respective cultures.
They both displayed all of the hardships they had endured as a result of their
community. Zitkala's hair was shaved at the request of Europeans who believe
they are superior to Native Americans. Bama, on the other hand, suffered from
untouchability because she was of a lower caste. She had observed that people
from lower castes were not permitted to touch those from higher castes.
2. It may take a long time for oppression
to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. Do you
agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children?
Answer:
Even in today's world, many people endure racism and caste discrimination in
some sections of the country. Adults have also grown up seeing such things; the
innocence of kids does not understand hatred or prejudice, but experiencing
such things influences the minds of tiny children. However, it can be resisted
in a variety of ways.
The narrative of Zitkala-sa and Bama is told in this
chapter. They had experienced many hardships as children as a result of
prejudice, racism, and untouchability. That was Zitkala-first Sa’s day, which
she described as "very cold." It not only describes the weather, but
also her experiences at boarding school. The European staff was rude to her,
and she struggled to keep her hair from being shingled, which she described as
a "bitter" experience. Bama, on the other hand, was untouchable. Bama
followed in her brother's footsteps to demonstrate against untouchability in
education. As a result, she studied diligently in order to arrive at a point
when her caste would be irrelevant and she would be proud.
3. Bama’s experience is that of a victim
of the caste system. What kind of discrimination does Zitkala-Sa’s experience
depict? What are their responses to their respective situations?
Answer:
Zitkala-sa was a victim of racial discrimination. Zitkala-sa was a student at a
European boarding school where the entire staff was hostile to her. She
belonged to a nearby tribe. She wore her hair long and proudly, yet it was
shingled. She tried but failed to resist, and her hairs were hacked off
forcibly. Bama, on the other hand, suffered discrimination based on caste and
untouchability, so she chose to use the light of education to eradicate the
germs of discrimination. She believed that only study and progress could help
lower caste people overcome their prejudices and bigotry. As a result, both of
them attempted to protest the injustice in their own unique ways.
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