Analytical Essay: The Education Of The Little Tree

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The Education of the little tree all took place in the 1920’s when his parents dies and given over into the care of his cherokee grandparens at the age of five. The story centers on a smart child relationship with his cherokee grandfather and grandmother. Teaches “little tree” about nature,farming ,whiskey making, motain life,society love and spirt combination. that encourages little tree with a little guidance to become an independent adult. Dealing with city people and politician and learning their values. As little tree goes to school and suffers from the prejudice from the caretakers towards indian and the world. When his native grandparents realize that little tree was unhappy they took him out of school.In the tragic ending his granparents died and little trees west with the two dogs and works on farms and exchange food fro shelter.but with the …show more content…
And became poplar around the world and enter the best sellers list. But became a controvestry that demostrates that forrest cater had no cherokee grand parents. That carter has been in active participant in several white supremeacist organization including the Klu klux and white citizen coucil he was also speechwriter for segretion. alothough carter claim to be part of a cherokee. and many people felt this book was and heart warming book about the value of life and nature of it. other felt like this book felt that it was showing racial augments that find it to be stereotype to the cherokee. for example in 2007, Oprah Winfrey took the book from list of recommended title on her website. She promatoted the book on her tv show in 1994 calling the novel very spiritual after learning about the truth about carter she had to take the book of the shelf. as she saw two different stories it didnt feel right to

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