The romantic view seems to be the actual issue as writings indicate that whites have romanticized the Indian as a shamanic figure while the Native American themselves include the shamanic or religious scenes as simply a part of daily living. ... This statement places the action of taking a drug for the purpose of this vision into the category of a tribal rite of passage which is simply a cultural ritual that is being carried out despite the changes over time that have altered the tribe's way of life. ... Thomas-Builds-The-Fire is in essence the actual shaman of the tale in that he is act...

• Word Count: 1919
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For a book that seems to look down upon racism, these passages are rather confusing. ... "The reader who takes up these volumes in expectation of finding an imaginary and romantic picture of things which never had an existence will probably lay them aside, disappointed. ... Yes, the romantic scenery, the overbearing descriptions of nature and the false promise of a new life in a new land are all products of authors like Cooper, and books like The Last of the Mohicans. ...

• Word Count: 1482
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As a man of the Romantic Era he saw them as unspoiled, the "noble savage". ... They were romantic characters to the young lad when they stopped at the Jefferson home on their way to Williamsburg. ... Jefferson further expounded on the Indians' ability to speak in his Notes on the State of Virginia: I may challenge the whole orations of Demosthenes and Cicero, and of many more prominent orators, if Europe has furnished any more eminent, to produce a single passage, superior to the speech of Logan, a Mingo chief, to Lord Dunmore when Governor of this State. ... Jefferson's use of pol...

• Word Count: 2097
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School