The Power Of Chief Red Jacket

The Red Badge of Courage, by Steven Crane, has been considered one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story that realistically depicts the American Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming, an ordinary farm boy who decides to become a soldier.

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Shawnee leader, Tecumseh, was not a happy Native. He blamed the greed and oppression of the Europeans for the destruction of the Native American cultures. The Europeans greed led them to strip the land from the Natives, and try in forcing their religion upon the Natives. Tecumseh believed that the land was for all. There was nothing about selling, taking, and giving the land away. The Europeans just did not have that mindset at all. Red Jacket was a Seneca leader. He was very discouraged of the fact that they took the land of the Natives, but even more because they wanted to force their religion upon the Native Americans. The Europeans were ruthless when it came to this. They did not think about their feelings and the actions that could hurt the Natives. (Doc 4, 5, 6)

Lastly, Red Jacket logically counteracts the American’s claims that his people are lost with their own religion. He goes about proving this with logos which appeals to a person’s logic and reasoning. The argument he uses is that his people are content with their religion as are the British. He believes that the two things should live independently. The British came to their land with lies and poison and the least they could do is leave them with the religious practices. He also believes the logic that the Americans are using for proselytizing is invalid. They claim their religion is the right one because it has been passed from father to son in a book. However, the Seneca’s religion was also passed from father to son & if their book is the right religious text, why was it not given to the Seneca’s as well. The Great Spirit, according to Red jacket” has served his people well and

As the British advanced in columns against the Americans in an effort to save the Americans limited supply of ammunition, it is said he ordered his men, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” When the Redcoats were within several dozen yards, the Americans let loose with a lethal barrage of musket fire, throwing the British into

In Seneca Chief Red Jacket’s Address to White Missionaries and Iroquois Six Nations, Red Jacket delivers a speed in Buffalo Grove, New York in 1805, regarding his tribe’s view on religion. For instance, when giving an anecdote on the history of his ancestors, he states, “Our seats were once large, and yours very small. You have now become a great people, and we have scarcely a place left to spread our blankets, You have got our country, but you are not satisfied; you want to force your religion upon us.” which evokes pity to listeners by telling how the Christian whites stole the land from the Native Americans who had fed them and clothed them only to be returned with nothing but the loss of their homeland (Red Jacket 2). Expressing a contradiction of the treatments, Red Jacket conveys the moral question of whether it was right of Europeans to treat their Native hosts in such a tactless manner. There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one’s native land and Red Jacket expresses that emotion of sorrow by claiming that his people could not even find a place to put their blankets as their land was not in their possession anymore. In addition, whites felt entitled to convert the native americans to the ways of Christ by

Is it Red Face vs. White Face, or Red faces and White faces? Chief Seattle, in this oration to Governor Stevens, discusses the comparatives and differences between these two conglomerations of people using rhetoric devices such as similes, concession, repetition, and tone. Through the use of these devices, Chief Seattle sets in his purposes of both warning the White Faces that although they hold the current power, and although the Native Americans want to live as one, that they have some power as well, and show his fellow brothers and sisters that although they may be weak now, not only in numbers but in strength, that they have power and might and the ability to eventually seek revenge on those who do them injustice.

Chauncey Yellow Robe, gave a very compelling short speech at the Society of American Indians annual conference. He wanted it to be known that Native Americans would fight for their America to the death, and that the proof shows in all the wars of the past. He was very adamant in showing how Native Americans were very proud to go to war for America, and all Native Americans who fought in war, were going to do so with every ounce of fight they had in them. He uses the words “Indian Patriotism”, (Page 127) to show how Indians really felt about fighting. They were willing to put aside whatever was going on at home to show their Native Pride. He goes on to talk about how Indians have sacrificed their own blood in the name of America. Not only the Indians who were fighting over seas, but those at home who were paying into war bonds and volunteering for anything to do with the

At dawn, on April 19, 1775, about 700 British troops arrived in Lexington, afterward stormed to Concord. The Regulars, also called redcoats, tried to find our hidden weapons. They advanced to Lexington first. Luckily, 77 militiamen came to our aid. Yet the Regulars made it past Lexington, only to find difficulty in Concord. They would have not known if not for Paul Revere and William Dawes. They were spies who found out the Redcoats’ plan. Paul Revere gotten captured, however William Dawes went to warn Concord. As the Redcoats came into Lexington, it became utterly quiet. Then, without warning, somebody fired. It was unclear who did, nevertheless you and I shall bet it was the Redcoats. Eight of our militiamen were killed, while ten was injured.

In 1791 the United States government assigned Major General Arthur St. Clair with the task of forcing the Native Americans to honor the Treaty of Fort Harmar. In order to accomplish this feat, St. Clair had to march his group from what is now known as Cincinnati, Ohio to Fort Wayne, Indiana (Buffenbarger). Neither the United States Army nor St. Clair could have ever guessed what the end result of this mission would be. Little Turtle, a chief of the Miami tribe, led a confederacy onto St. Clair’s camp and proceeded to commit the greatest defeat the United States Army would ever see by the Native Americans (“St. Clair’s Defeat”). There were many events that gave Little Turtle and his

In today’s issue, we will be covering all the major events that have transpired in The Red Badge of Courage as a sort of “catch-up” for new readers. Firstly, it all began when young Henry Fleming enlisted in the Union Army, wanting to fight for his country. He expects war to be thrilling and exciting, and for him to come back a decorated hero, praised by the town. However, it starts out far from his dreams. Instead, his regiment is only told to stay where they are, drilling and training over and over again and abstaining from any combat. Finally, his wish is granted as his regiment moves out, but not in the way they expected. The “moving” simply consisted of them stopping in one area, settling down, then being ordered to move again, repeating

Red Jacket, also known as Sagoyewatha, was a noteworthy Seneca orator whom was awarded by the British during the Revolutionary War for being a message runner. The Seneca community of Indians believed in the Great Spirit, and only the Great Spirit. In Red Jacket’s “Reply to the Missionary Jacob Cram” he tells that the Great Spirit provided their forefathers with things to help them survive such as animals for food and the skin of the animals for clothing, “He had caused the earth to produce the corn for bread. And all he had done for his Red children because he loved them.” Red Jacket and the rest of the Seneca Indians were strong in their faith in

The defeat of the first United States army by a coalition of Native Americans is the focus in Collin Calloway’s The Victory with No Name. In this historical account, Calloway addresses what occurred on November 4th, 1791, when an Indian army consisting of a variety of Indian tribes, led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket, ambushed the first American army near the Wabash River to protect themselves from American expansion of the Northwest Territory. The American army, led by Revolutionary War veteran Arthur St. Clair, was ill-equipped with men, horses, and weaponry, and ignorant about Indian whereabouts and tactics. Calloway organizes his argument by describing America’s desire for land, the invasion and settlement of Indian land, and the resistance formed by Native Americans. Calloway continues by illustrating the defeat of the American army and the aftermath of the battle between Native Americans and the U.S. By drawing on extensive historical evidence that illustrated the events before, during, and after the battle, Calloway presents a detailed historical narrative that challenges the idea that “winners write the history…even when they lose” and offers a narrative that shows both the Native American and the U.S. perspective, ultimately giving credit to the Indians for their victory. However, Calloway provides information that is irrelevant to his argument and the book, which makes it difficult to follow along throughout the story.

The Red Badge of Courage is a story of self-discovery. The novel is set during the American Civil War, on multiple battlefields. Henry Fleming is a young soldier fighting for the Union. He first joined the army because he dreams of the glories of battle and performing heroic deeds in battle. Although Henry wishes to be a brave soldier, when in battle, his survival instincts take over, and he begins debating fight or flight. His desire to become a soldier and his instinct to survive introduces the main plot and conflict of the story: During a battle, he runs away. This causes him to see the contradiction in himself and it becomes an emotional conflict for him to solve out the contradiction. Because he is so hung up on the image of the war hero, even though he wasn’t shot at, but hit by a fellow soldier, he lies to his comrades that the wound was a bullet wound. He’s lied once to them about fighting bravely in battle when in actuality he ran away, and he lied again telling them that the head would which he actually got from another soldier was a bullet wound. The climax of the plot occurs when Henry redeems himself at another major battle by fighting bravely and taking up the Union flag when the flag bearer is wounded. He ignores his fears and faces the battle like the hero he’s dreamed of and he overcomes his survival instinct. The resolution happens after the battle is over and Henry survives. He reflects on the decisions he’s made and sees how much he’d

The first steps in war are the steps of overcoming the line of comfort by solving the self-centered beliefs that will break you in a battlefront. Once overcoming those selfish traits and believe in yourself, that is when one flourish on the battle field. Henry Fleming's urge for war was short lived when he was put on the frontline. Henry Fleming was a fearful, coward, who always gained self-control and self-comfort by