cannot be fixed and will remain permanent. It is a tragedy of money, power, and male
supremacy. The situations that occur will leave a strong impact on how she thinks and feels.
From beginning to end, the seven year old girl's perspective of the Indians will change
In the beginning, the girl is ignorant to the thought of being an Indian. She doesn't want
to know their history and how they stand in their society. She speaks of how young she is and
wants no part of what is going on. She loves her Nana but doesn't think she knows what she is
talking about. The thought that she could have been an Indian threatens her. She wants to be
idle, absent-minded, and not aware of her surroundings. Perhaps, she wishes this for Nana also.
The Indians frighten her and she is ignorant of their part in society. In this novel, when bad
things happen, some of the characters are superstitious and believe they pay for their mistakes
through curses given by the sorcerers, especially the Indians. She start
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