The Medicine Bag And Apache Girl's Ritual Into Manhood

Marriage, baptism, your first steps, and getting your driver's license are all a rite of passage, and “The Medicine Bag” story, “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” video, and the “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” story are all rites of passages. “The Medicine Bag” is about a boy named Martin receiving his family's tradition from his grandfather and how he feels about it. “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” video is about Dachina becoming a woman in her tribe and what she has to go through to become one. “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” story is about how the Cherokee boys turn into men by staying in the woods all night. My analysis of the passages and video show the similarities and differences of the stories, and also shows the disadvantages …show more content…
One similarity is that “The Medicine Bag” and “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” stories both have characters going through a rite of passage, like in “The Medicine Bag” Martin is receiving a medicine bag that’s been a tradition in there Lakota family, and In the “Apache girl’s rite of passage” Dachina is going through the coming of age ritual. Another similarity is that the stories and video both have emphasized details about their rite of passage, like in “The Medicine Bag” the author emphasized Martin’s feelings toward his grandfather, and in the “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” video the narrator emphasizes her journey of becoming a young woman, And in “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” story it emphasized even though you are alone God is always with you. Also another similarity is that in the “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” video Dachina has to stay up all night dancing, like in “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” story the guy has to stay up all night blindfolded. A similarity between “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” and “The Medicine Bag” is that they both have something protecting them, the guy in the “Cherokee Night Ritual” has God, and Martin from “The Medicine Bag” has the medicine bag to protect …show more content…
One difference is how the main characters first felt about their rite of passage, like in “The Medicine bag” Martin felt uncomfortable and did not want to wear the medicine bag, but in the “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” Dachina was ready, happy, and excited throughout the whole Video. Also another difference is how they are narrated, for example in “The Medicine bag” the narrator is the main character, and in the “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” the video had a National Geographic narrator, also in “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” story it has a narrator that explains the story. Another difference is how long it takes like in “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” it takes one night, but in “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” it takes days. Also the “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” is different from “The Medicine Bag” because in “Cherokee Night Ritual Into Manhood” they are becoming a man, but in “The Medicine Bag” Martin is receiving the medicine bag