Rhetorical Analysis Of Dr Rayna Green

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and then he and his fellow explorers went on to take over the US region. Even though they had done horrendous deeds, the relations between Native Americans and the US citizen are ones filled with acceptance and often times sarcasm. Dr. Rayna Green, who is a Cherokee scholar and writer, created a way in presenting her serious information in a way that appeals to everyone which is that of using humor. During her discussion of the beliefs of white people about Native Americans she uses allusion, tone, and unique ways of describing the world that we can see presently around us. The minds of humans are constantly revolving around one thing or another such as grades, money, or goods. Throughout the article, Dr. Green expresses many her ideas through the use of common things in today’s stereotypical white society. The second sentence begins with a reference to one of …show more content…
She was referencing how the white settlers came in and took land which subsequently ended with the building of a football field. She stated: “we will be building the museum over an abandoned ceremonial ballcourt”. She then goes on to call the community of students and alumni a ceremonial cult which can be interpreted as the cult meeting being another pastime that goes hand and hand with football. Tailgating can be seen as a cult meeting because all of the fans are outside waiting for something large to start and they will quickly be mesmerized by these occurrences. The second paragraph references the famous all- American cowboy, John Wayne. The rough and tough cowboy did not take anything from anyone. He would fight anyone who posed a problem regardless of who they were, and they were usually Native Americans where he ventured to. To attempt to get some type of revenge on the cowboy they wanted to get his body and show it off as the “White Culture Hero” (line 32).