American Indian Stories

In her book "American Indian Story" as a central role of activists and writers, Jiktarasa uniquely combines autobiography and novels, and in particular attempts to combine the aesthetic form and cultural criticism of the surroundings Representative fundamental issues such as religion In this tradition of sentimental autobiographical novel, this work solved the intense problem of American Indian assimilation dilemma. For example, in the fourth and fifth part of "School Day" she drew a nightmare of a pale face of a little girl vividly and painted the suffering of a classmate who died while opening the Bible in bed.

There is a big difference in the story of Native American, but the story has some common themes. A very common theme in the American Indian story is the relationship between the land and the people. This is not surprising as most Native American traditions praise this land. But that is beyond this. The story of many Native Americans clearly shows that humans have come from land and have returned to their lands. Therefore, tribal and personal identity are usually associated with land. There is often a strong natural element in the story of how people were born and how people grew.

The earliest characteristic of American literature is the oral story of the Native American Indian. They use stories, songs, Carols, riddles, myths and legends to inherit the traditions and experiences of their tribes. They also use paintings and sculptures to explain several events. Repetitive themes are respect for nature, worshiping many gods, and respect for all animals. Colonial American poetry is very popular and is one of the most common sources of literature. Some poets use poetry to express emotions and opinions about the world. Even slaves named Philis Whitley wrote poetry, one of the most famous poets in her era, and in 1773 published "Various themes, religious, moral poetry".

Another earlier American writer, Washington Irving, was influenced by the native American supernatural power story. In famous stories such as "Legend of Sleeping Hollow" and "Rip van Winkle", the story of the American Indians and the story of the Netherlands and Germany are combined to create a unique story about the supernatural world of nature It is. Later American writers such as Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, etc were influenced by Native American literature.