Each tribe had different words in their native tongue to describe nature. ... Certain aspects of Native American culture seem to be overplayed in the short stories. ... the loss and almost mocking of the native culture and tradition. The mother and the brother do not believe in the child's willingness to return to nature to save their culture. The child's intuition and ties with nature seem to me at least, in the past, to have been on what the Native American culture was based. ...

• Word Count: 652
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

He sees how the Natives are treated, he views the Europeans acts of futility, and this is just a glimpse of things he has to face in his future travels. ... The control Kurtz has over the Natives is unbelievable; he is their "God of Darkness." ... This is demonstrated through Kurtz" power over the Natives, which almost destroys Marlow. ... The more Marlow studies the Natives the greater his chances are of the jungle consuming him whole. ... They greatly trouble him because it suggests, as he says, a "kinship" with these Natives, whom he has so far been able to classify as "inhuman." ...

• Word Count: 2429
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Steinbeck uses the doctor to symbolize and embodie the arrogance of the European culture toward natives. ... When they first bring Coyotito to him, he refused to treat him because he knew he wouldn't get anything in return. ... He has the ability to help others get well, so he should help even if he doesn't get anything in return for the favor. ...

• Word Count: 906
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Professor Horace Miner first brought the Nacirema of Asu to the attention of anthropologists in the 1950's. They are a North American group that lives between the Canadian Cree, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. Some say that their people are on the road to self-destruction because of their ...

• Word Count: 2054
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School