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As a general theme for the readings in Woloch, I see an interest in the Europeans settlers to explore the gender roles of the Native American tribes, but not to understand them. It seems that all observation were commonly related to their own society. With a few exceptions, there was a vivid interest in learning about these people, but only as their gender roles were to be seen as inferior. It is interesting that European women would also agree with this, as it makes me wonder how they felt about their own position and what they wished for it to be. --Robert Kopp | As a general theme for the readings in Woloch, I see an interest in the Europeans settlers to explore the gender roles of the Native American tribes, but not to understand them. It seems that all observation were commonly related to their own society. With a few exceptions, there was a vivid interest in learning about these people, but only as their gender roles were to be seen as inferior. It is interesting that European women would also agree with this, as it makes me wonder how they felt about their own position and what they wished for it to be. --Robert Kopp | ||
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| + | After reading each piece and considering all the viewpoints represented, the one piece that really stuck out for me was the Heckewelder piece. While I was reading I tried to take into account who the intended audience was and who actually was reading/learning from these pieces. I found the dictionary completely fascinating and imagined it’s usefulness as a guide not only to language but Indian life. I also found the women’s accounts of captivity interesting and questioned who these pieces were written for…were they forms of entertainment? Were they intended to scare or warn people about women? Were they used to enlighten people to the negative/positive aspects of Indians? And what was the point of the story at the end of the chapter? What did it say about Indian culture and/or European culture? However, the one piece that stuck out to me was Heckewelder’s piece and I wondered why he wrote it? Who he wrote it for and why? Was this piece merely an informative piece or was Heckewelder trying to disprove the ideas of Indians as savages? Why did he emphasize the work ethic and power of Indian women as a positive aspect of Indian life? Audience is an important part to consider when reading and certainly something for us to think about for the rest of the semester. – Mary Beth Dillane | ||
I thought the account about Sarah was interesting especially when the essay further discussed various issues about the situation, for example she and her husband were converts to Christianity and therefore automatically subject to European norms (what is that about?) and how she escapes to Metacom's village, the hotbed of conflict, between Indians and Europeans for protection (a clever idea if she had only stayed but then again maybe they didn't want woman there who had adopted European ways). (Julie Castanien) | I thought the account about Sarah was interesting especially when the essay further discussed various issues about the situation, for example she and her husband were converts to Christianity and therefore automatically subject to European norms (what is that about?) and how she escapes to Metacom's village, the hotbed of conflict, between Indians and Europeans for protection (a clever idea if she had only stayed but then again maybe they didn't want woman there who had adopted European ways). (Julie Castanien) | ||
