The article “Black Elk Speaks” addresses many problems that the “Wasichus” did to change the way the native americans lived and carried on as a culture. “Black Elk” is discussing his story to John Neihardt and John is using his evaluation skills to simply for future readers. “Black Elk” is telling the stories of how the “Wasichus” building their roads drastically changed the way of living for the native american way of life. He relies on his emotions “pathos” to spread views on what the “Wasichus” did to change the way of life. Black Elk remembers the tribe as his family. Being the medicine man, he was a vital part of the tribe and was very much loved and carried out as a figure of the tribes well being. He had emotion about them as well
