Praying Indian

Some notes for Toni Morrison's novel A Mercy (2008)    Part 1: Page and chapter numbers by day for the current edition we are using:    Date  Chapters  Old numbers  New Numbers  Day 30, Weds. 11/14/12  1-4  1-66  3-78  Day 31, Fri., 11/16/12  5-8  67-134  79-158  Day 32, Mon 11/19/12  9-12  135-167  159-196    Part 2: Chronology of Events  Before the story begins, the Blacksmith’s male line has passed down from father to son the art of smelting ore into iron in Africa in termite mines.  The Blacksmith

developing others are slowly vanishing. But what are these things that affect this change? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a book about one Indian teenager who is trying to change his life. Junior moves to a new school to have a better opportunity for his future life. The book shows many aspect of Indian culture. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Sherman Alexi uses the topic of culture in order to show how every culture is different and how people can be affected by their

plan was to have Indians harvest raw materials to ship back to Britain. Britain would therefore have cheap raw materials sent back to them; because India was mercantilist (could only trade with the mother country) they did not have much of a choice but to sell to Britain cheaply. Britain therefore always had a steady source of raw materials Britain would turn raw materials into finished products that it would ship back to India and sell to Indians. Prices for goods were low and Indians liked that, but

Sarah leaves to India with Adit than them. Minor characters are the representatives of the Indian people living in England. Their role in this novel is trivial and insignificant. They come and move just like ordinary people. Usually the minor characters play the vital role along with the main characters. In this novel Bye-Bye Blackbird, “I was going to form a little club. A little Indian club to which my Indian friends could come on Wednesday afternoon... they could meet some really interested, intelligent

decide where Zits should live. Clearly shows how the past have left physical marks on him. In this scene Zits is surrounded by Indian people in the Indian community. He sees his Indian father coming to his side and wants to talk to him, but he can’t. According Alexie “I scream out Daddy! But nothing comes out of my mouth” (Alexies. 7). Zits tried to greet his new Indian father, but he realized that he voice was not working, which shows an internal injury that someone have left on him to the point

A Passage to India, written by E.M. Forster, is a story of human relations between the British colonists and the people of India. Dr. Aziz, a native Indian and main character in the novel, is extremely frustrated of the way others think about these two cultures together. Some may say it 's the position of superiority the British hold that the Indians perceive as degrading. Throughout the novel there is a clear tension between the natives and the colonists that relate to both fictional and historical

actually very practical, stating that “I want the money-- to educate my boys, as I explained to her.”(261-2). Now we know that Fielding is supposed to be a logical person. A logical person would see that this is completely acceptable to educate young Indian boys. However, instead, Fielding goes against his normal behavior and uses the emotional blackmail on Aziz, his friend, to ensure this British woman is safe. Using Mrs. Moore’s “ghost,” he says “nothing that he believed to be untrue, but producing

so must the Indians who occupy their lives. Where as these authors are writers of the Heavenly Father, the authors that I wish to write about, though they do speak a little about God, I am writing on their influence on the Indian culture as well as the impact the Indians have made in Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca’s, Mary Rowlandson’s and Samson Occom’s lives.

specifically towards Native Americans. Uncle Frank is accused of raping young Indian girls who he is supposed treat medically, Wesley the town sheriff interviews Ollie Young

nearly all confrontations between white and Indian people today are not usually ended softly, due to the troubled past of both cultures. The side that is most agreeable is the Indian side because they have yet to get justice or rights for losing what they had back then. This will change all the fighting that is going on to equality and peace for both races to enjoy. Rising up and giving back what was once their cultural treasures will show the Indians that not all people are alike and, moreover,