This idea occurs within Kumalo's family and his brother, sister, and son all choose to move. ... The natives "cry for more education, and more opportunity, and for the removal of the restrictions on native labor and enterprise." ... Ironically, the death of his son brings him to feel compassion for the native people. He changes his heart and instead of avenging his son's death, he chooses to help the natives. ... Even though Jarvis lost his son, he understands that "kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering." ...

• Word Count: 1586
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The tale foreshadows Tayo's story of damnation from his Native American roots by his family and himself. ... Tayo's Auntie has always treated him differently to her own son Rocky, as a consequence of his mixed blood. ... Native American mythology is an integral aspect of Ceremony and it also plays a significant role in Animal Dreams. ... It is through Codi's love interest, Loyd, we see the importance of the Native American point of view in Animal Dreams. ... Kingsolver shows us the importance of Native American stories as they give a different interpretation of world, earth and...

• Word Count: 1765
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

With the generous amount of land available to be farmed but no native slave labor to work it, the Spanish settlers farmed their land themselves. ... Ferrer was greatly popular, creating a political legacy that lives on in his son, who leads the country today. ... With the lack of native labor, colonist practiced subsistence avoiding the exploitation of natives. This allowed for ambivalent relations between the natives and the colonist and a classless society. ...

• Word Count: 1563
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography