I thought I should have been blind. I could scarce discern one wigwam from another
is she dying again
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master and mistress to dinner
who
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There was a squaw who spake to me to make a shirt for her sannup, for which she gave me a piece of bear.
She is being given what she does, fair exchange.
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surely there are many who may be better employed than to lie sucking a stinking tobacco-pipe
okay but its a religious action so she should be able to see why they are doing it instead of being so judgmental about it.
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such a bewitching thing it is.
Addiction is somewhat bewitching in a sense ill give her that.
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It seems to be a bait the devil lays to make men lose their precious time
Okay so she hates drugs as well, seems to be really sticking to her strong religious beliefs down to the t.
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yet could I not shed one tear in their sight
She still sees herself as better than them so she cant be seen as weak in front of them.
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I observed they asked one another questions, and laughed, and rejoiced over their gains and victories. Then my heart began to fail: and I fell aweeping, which was the first time to my remembrance, that I wept before them.
Is she finally connecting the dots?
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preserving us
Her belief is saving her mentally and physically?
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“Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return: the Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord.”
what is happening that made her say this
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my son Joseph unexpectedly came to me.
Is girl having delusions? How many kids does she have
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their espying some English scouts,
They have an enemy who wouldnt be scared?
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King Philip
Is this his real name? Or did the English give it cause I dont think Natives would be visiting someone called King Philip.
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God did not give them courage or activity to go over after us.
For people who believe in different gods, like the natives, where does she think they get their bravery from?
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I told them it was the Sabbath day, and desired them to let me rest, and told them I would do as much more tomorrow; to which they answered me they would break my face. And here I cannot but take notice of the strange providence of God in preserving the heathen.
From someone who seems to be so faithful to her own god, why would she think others who are also faithful to theirs would let her do that?
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an old horse’s leg
Staple food? Dead horse? Or alive horse and they were just starving?
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I did not wet my foot
Omg how can she not see that she is being treated better
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In this travel, because of my wound, I was somewhat favored in my load; I carried only my knitting work and two quarts of parched meal. Being very faint I asked my mistress to give me one spoonful of the meal, but she would not give me a taste.
Because she was wounded she was treated better, which btw barbarians would do
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some carried their old decrepit mothers, some carried one, and some another. Four of them carried a great Indian upon a bier;
A team effort in order to help everyone survive with the sacrifice of a few who did it willingly.
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stoutest men
Brave faithful men
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For they went as if they had gone for their lives
Cause they dont have weapons like the English army does
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I had my Bible with me
she kept her bible more safe and hidden than her actual child
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they
they again
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Oh, the hideous insulting and triumphing that there was over some Englishmen’s scalps that they had taken (as their manner is) and brought with them
They had to do that in order to survive its not like they were doing it for fun so why is it disgusting?
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viz
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y daughter Mary
why not it with this child?
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Him
god
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Then they went and showed me where it was, where I saw the ground was newly digged, and there they told me they had buried it.
they seem like kind people?
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It
it? thats your kid that was 6 years old?
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my sweet babe like a lamb departed this life on Feb. 18, 1675.
Her child died.
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are ye all
we have moved on from barbarians and blacks, yippie!
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your master will quickly knock your child in the head.
what does this even mean?
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Yet the Lord still showed mercy to me,
not the people who saved her and brought her there, but god?
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Sabbath
what is this?
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Indian town, called Wenimesset, northward of Quabaug.
where would this be now?
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viz
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except only a little cold water
Im sure the natives didnt have much to eat or drink either
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with my poor sick babe in my lap
Shes trying to make us feel bad but they are giving her special treatment?
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they
After all shes been through she is still referring to them as they.
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by a little fire
I don't think mercilles barbarions would make you a fire for you and your child but ok
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Lord renewed my strength still
Why the lord and not the idea of killing your own child?
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ended our days
Is pride really more important than your child and your own lives?
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“I shall die, I shall die.”
I find it hard to believe a baby would be saying this
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babe
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It is not my tongue, or pen, can express the sorrows of my heart
then what am I reading right now?
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But now, the next morning, I must turn my back upon the town, and travel with them into the vast and desolate wilderness, I knew not whither.
She isnt letting what happened stop her and is going to keep pushing forward!
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as the Indians told me.
so its not a first person primary source
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barbarous
This word has been used a lot
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Those seven
Why only seven? were there more or does this have a special meaning?
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(except my life)
The fact that they said this emphasises just how much they have truly lost.
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dolefulness
unique word choice
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to feed our merciless enemies
She knows what is happening and is trying to stay safe?
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black creatures
Again with the dehumanizing of the Natives
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“What, will you love English men still?”
what does this even mean?
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hard
a what?
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lodge
Is this a kidnapping? Only 2 sentences in and we have a kidnapping.
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they
who is they?
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we
who is we?
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barbarous creatures
Starting off very strong, but not really suprising.
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as we make our voices heard in a public context.
How public is it when its probably only ever been read by psu students?
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It features our own unique textual interpretations and what they may mean to us on a more personal level.
It kinda makes the text feel alive in a way.
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global implications
yesss! because America isnt the only place on this earth.
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will help future PSU students have fun while learning.
Having fun is super important for remembering lessons, I mean why do you think we can memorize so many song lyrics?
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that everyone can understand and enjoy.
Also something that can never be done, there will always be 1 person who will not be happy, but trying is all we can do!
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even weave some comedy and sass in there
This keeps the reader from getting boared and encourages them to actually read it!!!
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keeping it full of new and fresh ideas.
super important because this will change with how society changes
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free
very nice of you
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reworking it going forward.
Love how this literature that we all build together will be everychanging just like American lit.
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the underpinnings
as in the less known?
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We do not claim to have a “perfect” or “complete” representation of American literature.
This is good cause it can never be defined fully for it is ever changing.
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collectively shared identity rather than a set of arbitrary geographical constraints?
Do you have to be American to make American literature?
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two continents
Exactly
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American
How do we define American?
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this anthology is relevant to students today.
Old work is just as important, just harder to understand. Also having difficulty reading thigns is what makes it fun.
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contemporary culture (such as films and other references).
Which can also be defined as literature.
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important representations of American literature.
Being diverse doesn't automatically make them important, the content and meaning is what should make them important.
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and insights into multiple texts from diverse authors
other pieces are also important even if written by white people, we shouldn't seperate them, its all literature.
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critically, it moves beyond the voices of old white men talking about even older white men.
Even though this is ture, it sounds a little unprofesional and kinda disrespectful when written on paper.
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made by students, for students.
These types of pieces of literature are truly important because as minds adapt and grow they change. Having someone who is reletivly at the same stage of development as you makes it more engaging and interesting.
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that fit the modern age
What happens when we move on from this modern age? It will change again, and again, and again.
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engage scholarly debate.
I believe that this aspect will never end because we will never truly know what American Literature is
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In our global era, it is clear that past definitions of American literature must be revisited.
As should all things, if they need changing.
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American literature and American history?
Is there a difference?
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Is American literature defined by geographical boundaries? Experiences? Histories? Themes?
Its interesting that they start by using very broad defenitions that are very commonly accuanted with American Literature.
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we questioned the very parameters
What about when there are no parameters? We also discuss those in class as well.
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there she could watch the people whom she loved
This is the first time we learn that she loved the people as well. In the beggining of the story we knew she was in love with the enviroment and how pretty it was, but she never said she wanted to be there for the people, so why did they mention it at the end of the sotry? Is there a deeper hidden meaning to reveal this fact at the end, or did she realize it as she found the flaws in nature?
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"That is the home for me,"
Why did this specific interaction with seeing the male who told his people about her touch a flower change her mind?
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Again shes letting the flaws not let her choose a resting place, why?
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No gentle star maiden could choose such a resting-place.
She is basically diminishing their way of life bcause they use those buffalo to survive, for her to be like "no gentle maiden could live here" makes it seem like a terrible place.
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beautiful maiden stood at his side
If it was a male would the reaction have been different? Also why use a beautiful maiden to describe a star?
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three nights
Is this a special number or just to describe that they thought about it for a long time?
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earth
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Why would they only look after the interests of the good spirits? Isn't it more dangerous to ignore the bad ones and only look after the good ones?
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This is definitly teaching a lesson about talking about others. When "men" are talking in places that are easy to hide in like the forest they can be used against themselves. Also, why did they specifically only talk about men, and no women?
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Do they start this story because it will have a important role later on in the story? Why only specifically the children?
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