The Chief Led The Way As They Left The Hut

My hand swung to my side, feeling the sharp stone puncture layers of skin and muscle. Wailing in agony as blood spurted out of the wound, I run towards nearby shelter. The shrill screams of dying men rip through the air, accompanied by the sounds of arrows whizzing through the air and the Indians whoop when they hit a target. Dizzy from pain and hunger, I lay in a more comfortable position, just hoping to survive this wretched attack. ”Why did I ever come here?” the thought pounded through my head. “Oh yeah, I remember why. Land. Money.” That irritating know-it-all voice answered. I hear feet pounding around me and realize that the Indians have gone inside the town. One enters the door and maliciously grins when he sees me. He runs toward me and my eyes widen with shock as the spear plunges down, and becomes closer and closer….

John just stood in shock. Two Englishmen came out the trees, one was named Daniel Smith and the other was named Walter Kelly. They had thought Little Hawk was attacking John so they killed him. They threw Little Hawk’s body aside, and started hacking at the branch to free John’s father. John began to cry and shrieked at the men, saying that Little Hawk was just trying to help. John started to grow a sense of hatred towards the two Englishmen. People carried John’s father away in a litter and nobody noticed John taking Little Hawk’s tomahawk and sliding it under his jacket. That night, John’s father died. Soon after, Daniel Smith married John’s mother. One year later, Daniel sent John away to be an apprentice to a cooper named Master Medlycott. On the way, he met a pretty girl named Huldah Bates who was going to live with the Kelly household and help the mistress there. When John arrived to the Medlycott household, Master Medlycott greeted him and gave him tasks to do. The schedule was same every week. On Sundays, John and the Medlycotts went to the meetinghouse for a sermon. John rarely had the chance to speak to Huldah Bates but they exchanged smiles in the meetinghouse. One Sunday, a preacher named Roger Williams arrived at the meetinghouse and talked about freedom of religion and stated that everyone are all brothers and sisters, including the Indians. This disturbed many

Upon reaching the creek, the child proceeds to jump back across, seeing that the stones he is using are all stained red from the blood of those more fortunate to have fled earlier. Looking back across the creek towards his followers, he notices that upon reaching the water the men appear to have reached their goal and begin to drink, however they are able, some even dunking their heads, but that upon obtaining the water they had not the energy to back away or pull themselves out and they die there as they lay. Waving his sword overhead to spur on the rest of the men, the boy motions onward through the brush, toward the beacon of light shining in the sky. Upon making his way up to the crest and seeing the column of fire reaching into the sky the child begins to dance and cavort with his shadow; not a living thing is in sight but that is of no importance for the child is pleased by the spectacle. Rushing here and there, looking for additional fuel to throw on the fire, the child is disappointed to find everything is too heavy, so in surrender he flung his sword instead.

Jack’s selfishness did not take long to affect their chances to be saved, and get home. All of the boys had their mind set on getting back home and staying on task, except for Jack. They made a fire in hope for ships passing by to save them; they had shifts to watch over the fire, and Jack and his hunters did not watch over the fire when it was their

Once the men were ready, they all went walking towards the “whites village,” chanting our tribes incantation:''Tous des sauvages, des sauvages!" The whole tribe was chanting back and forth. While the tribe was marching their way over there, I tagged along but hiding behind them. In order for my father not to see me because although he is my father when it comes to choosing to be a commander and a father he will choose to be a commander instead. Then realized John was not with his people. He ended up finding me and explained to me what had happened, that his father was informed from one of his informers that John had fallen in love with a Native American and his dad then became furious. I explained what I told my dad and how I felt, after we united we decided to try to talk to our fathers while they were at

Ralph said the beast had teeth and big, black eyes. I’m kind of scared now. Jack took the conch and started blowing into it like he don’t know what he’s doing. He said that Ralph shouldn’t be the chief because he’s a coward. But we took a vote again to see who should be chief and no one voted for Jack. Then he stormed away saying that he was going to hunt by himself and you could join him. We don’t need Jack; we can do without him. I suggested we moved the fire to down here on the beach so we don’t have to go up on that mountain. We made a new fire. I noticed some boys like Maurice, Bill, and Roger left—I expect they joined Jack’s tribe. We don’t need ‘em anyways. Ralph and me had done some talking: he doesn’t know what to do and is losing faith in getting rescued. I told him we just got to move on—be like the grownups. Then Jack and some of his hunters burst out of the trees making loud noises. I thought they were after the conch so I went to protect that. He told us he was having a feast and we could join him in his tribe. His hunters stole some fire from us during their

He went to his room, and saw something terrible outside the choir boy’s room. It was a rope tied around a neck. Jack’s neck. His lifeless face hanging there.

“The community broke into complete chaos. Everybody and everything was out of order. When the wave of painful memories hit, the people dropped to the floor and held their heads in excruciating pain. We should have thought this through more carefully Jonas. I would never have believed that such anarchy could become in such a peaceful community. But the memories were too harsh. Riots were started. Fires burnt down the buildings. Some jumped into the river and died just

Young Kayden woke up to the screams of the small town of Dwar. It was barely only seven o’clock in the morning, and it was already time. As the town boarded up their homes, Young Kayden didn’t know what was going on, for he had no knowledge of what was happening. Since he was the Head Official’s

The soldiers were right behind her. Wheezing, she could barely hold the infant who was safely cradled in her arms and scurry at the same time. “This way, the tracks are fresh!!” Nanette had barely enough time to think when a soldier knocked her down right on her face. It took her every effort not to yelp after hearing a crack from her nose. She couldn’t move, her legs had snapped. A faint cry could be heard from a distance. The child had fallen. Suddenly Nanette found herself un-able to move at all, too much blood was oozing onto the dry ground. This was all happening so fast. She closed her eyes tightly fully aware of what was next. A skinny soldier slid off his horse with ease, showing no sign of emotion and was followed by what looked to

I thought about going back to Wellpinit. I blamed myself for all of the death. I had cursed my family. I had left the tribe, and had broken something inside all of us, and I was now being punished for that” (173). He carried the guilt of his sister’s death; “I had killed my sister. Well, I hadn’t killed her. But she only got married so quickly and left the Rez because I had left the Rez first. She had burned to death because I had decided that I wanted to spend my life with white people. It was all my fault” (211). He took on the burden of responsibility for the death of his sister; she was killed in an accident when she was drunk; what happened to her wasn’t Junior’s fault. As result, he was terrified of losing his father, “Please God, please don’t kill my daddy” (203). Then Junior got some guidance from his father and some words of encouragement from his mother, and Junior began to understand that he made the change in his life for the better. Junior wasn’t the reason her sister died, but he had inspired her to follow her dreams as well.

The Apache Surrender-Chief Nane Entering General Cook’s Camp to Sue for Peace, drawn by W.A. Rogers in 1883, during the Apache Wars in the Southwest. The painting expresses resentment and conflict between the army and the Natives. On one side General Cook stands stern in a blue uniform with yellow tassels surrounded by his peers. His black boots have spurs for his riding boots to direct horses. Amongst the camp, white canvas tents align the trees. The overall body language of the entire infantry is disengaging and standoff showing lack of interest and respect for the Native people.

John’s village was unprepared for the attack the northerners made. Some people escaped but the majority of the tribe died. As everyone was running away in fear, John lost his parents. So he and Abraham, an older member of his tribe, fled from soldies. They did not know how long the journey would take. The fled without food or

Something else the Comanche had dredged up from the bottom of his being—hidden, denied, painful. That he could not answer his calling with the weight of a wife on his conscience, or any woman, maybe even a child out there somewhere waiting for a dead man to come home to them. He knew what he was missing. He’d just never admitted that he missed it.

As the story comes to a close Jonathan has a moment of clarity, which is filled with both guilt and solace, as he reminisces on his father’s true dream. As a simple man Jack was easily overlooked and thought of as a piece of plywood by the members of his family. They used him as a way to make their lives easier, whether it be through faux-name brand objects or keeping an in-law on payroll, Jack was the man for the job. Although subtle in his motions Jack does attempt to share his passion with his son. Jack’s love for traveling by sea is evident in almost all that he does, including his gait. In discovering the old navy photo of his father, Jonathan has become aware to the reality that everyone, including Jonathan himself, ignored his father.