In the story "The School Days of an Indian Girl", Zitkala-Sa is an indian girl who need to leave her family and faceing the new circumstances. I believe that if you ask her is she want to moving to a place where are totally different at that time. Her answer must be "NO". Why i am that sure, because this is what i am thinking now.
To be honest, I hate new york's study environment, like Zitkala-sa. In the story, She get discrimination from the new classmates, because of her different living style, language and many things else...Hense, she make a lot of trobles in the new school. After i read the story, I think the most similar thing between me and Zitkala-sa are the method to express our feeling -- Crying. Base of her language problem, it make her can't say no to everyone except the other indians, becuase she even don't know how to say no this word, so she only can use body language to express her dissatisfaction. Such as the snow episode, she playing in the snowdrifts with her friends, becuase she is still deaf to the english language at that time, so she totally don't know playing in the snowdrifts is not allowed. Therefore, at last, they all did something to make the teacher returned them an unhappy comrade.
This situation appear in my own experience before. I remembered the first day when i went to school in new york, I took the US Government Class at that time. Since that is the first day of the class, so he didn't teach anything yet, he just try to ask us some question in order to know what we knew about the United States. Unfortunately, I am the first student he called. I forgot what he asked, but at that time, I really don't understant what he ask, then how can he expect i can answer his question, so I just stand in front of my desk and said nothing. Finally,the teacher said something to make fun of me and also returned me an unhappy comrade.
On the other hand, Zitkala-sa is braver than me. At lease she will try to express herself somewhat in her broken English,and try to did something to revenge, but i won't. I just know how to stay in my little own world, and keep quiet in the class. For me, maybe it is the best method to live in this country. Since in my little world, no one will make fun to me, and everyone is friendly.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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I know the feeling that don't want reveal me to other people. Few years ago, I also tried to hide me from other people.But connection with other people is very helpful. It makes me more thinking about other people and they could cheer me when I face on bad thing. Zitkala-Sa overcome her hard period with her friend too.
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