Night Flying Woman Analysis

The first main idea that is similar to the three novels is family. In Night Flying Woman, Oona’s grandparents, parents, and eight other families left their home to escape from the white strangers (23). All of the men in the village worked together to get the canoes from their hiding place (23). The families met together to discuss where they will be leaving to (23). Oona’s mother helped Oona with her fear of the dark by saying, “Daughter, look at the forest again but do not look and see only the dark and shadows. Instead, look at the trees, each one, as many as you can,” (32). Oona’s mother says this because she cares about Oona, and does not want her to feel scared (32). Oona’s mother decided to learn the new ways of the white strangers because …show more content…
Oona learned how to cut deer hide, thread kernels of corn, pick peppermint plants, and how to place a fish trap (43). Ondag taught Oona how to pick blueberries, and how to harvest rice (47). When Oona’s family moved to the new village, they were told that they must send their children to school (68). The children would be sent to the big village, to live with other Ojibway children (68). The teachers were white strangers, and some of them did not care about their students (117). The teachers wanted the Ojibway children to change their ways (117). In the Mission school, children were required to attend church (117). Children were also taught to forget their past, and the Ojibway beliefs (124). In comparison, Little Tree also learns at home from his grandparents. Mr. Wine taught Little Tree about addition, subtraction, multiplication, and how to tell time (163). On the other hand, Rayona moved from one place to another, and changed public schools often (27). When Rayona lived with Aunt Ida on the reservation, she attended Mission school …show more content…
Forrest Carter is a segregationist, politician, and novelist (Clayton). Forrest Carter faked an autobiography, The Education Of Little Tree, in which he portrays himself as a Cherokee Indian (Richman). In The Education Of Little Tree, Forrest Carter tells a story about an orphaned boy, who is adopted by his Cherokee grandparents (Clayton). His grandparents teach Little Tree how to hunt, and how to survive in the mountains. Little Tree also learns about Catholics, politicians, and the ways of the white businessmen. By reading this book, readers think that Forrest Carter accepts all kinds of people. The irony of Forrest Carter is he was a Ku Klux Klan organizer, and he wrote George Wallace’s inaugural speech (Clayton). A famous line in that speech is “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!"