Osage Firebird Barriers

Do you know what it is like to overcome barriers when you aren’t sure how to? Even if you’ve never had to, it is still helpful to know how, not only how to do it, but how to do it the right way. From our two options of inspirational stories the better choice is “The Osage Firebird” by Sudipta Bardhan over “A Life Painting Animals” by Diana Childress. Sudipta Bardhan’s text explains the hardship of barriers in life and to continue to strive as your own person while overcoming them. The text also, gives relatable examples of the ways to not let criticism affect you. These are reasons why “The Osage Firebird” is a better representation of doing all that it takes to pursue your dreams while continuing to be yourself. No matter who you are or where you are from, everyone has dreams and barriers. Sometimes, it is just better to understand the big picture and what it actually means to break through those barriers to succeed. “The Osage Firebird” shows that you should never let anyone take your pride with their prejudice and criticism. In the text Sudipta Bardhan says, “At first, Betty Marie was frustrated by this criticism. But she soon realized that no matter how well she danced, she could always do better.” This evidence supports this claim. She also wrote, “Though being singled out because of her …show more content…
The reason why I say the character stayed true to herself is because no matter what obstacles passed she kept pride in her heritage and pride in her talents. What the reader should understand is that changing herself might have helped her career, but she still refused. Bardhan says that, “A European last name would have seemed more traditional and might have helped her career. But Tallchief refused to deny her heritage. Nothing would ever make her change her last name.” This evidence proves that she would never deny who she is, no matter