Zitkala Sa

This was an interesting read. The exerpt flowed well and I was not bored by the reading. Zitkala Sa was a strong-willed individual. She was an over achiever who accomplished many things and made contributions to society. She was extremely intelligent and witht he support and encouragement from her mother she was able to succeed tremendously.

I admire her mother for not giving up on life as she faced many hardships including loosing her brother and daughter. I love the way they came together as a family/community for dinner. We need more of this family bonding in today's society. Her mom's fear of her going off to the missionariesd reminds me of any mother's fear the first day her child leaves for college. It's wonderful that Zitkala Sa has a mother of such good spirit. She put her daughters best interests to heart and allowed her to leave for an education. This allowed Zitkala to become someone who had great character and would no longer be intimidated by the palefaces.