This poem is pretty sad representation of how the Americans took advantage of all the Native Americans in the past. Explaining on how easy it is to trick them out of their money, and manipulate them sp that they have literally nothing left. Sadly this is our history, we showed up looking for India and landed over here. We took all their land and resources and told them it was ours. Instead of trying to understand them, we decided we were better and we would take over. This poem explains just how bad we truly treated them.
I like this because it is interesting but at the same time the ending suprised me. When I realized this man killed these indians I was shocked but it shows how badly indians were treated and viewed in society. I didn't really enjoy reading much further. It was a sad and depressing realization as to what happened to to the indians but I did think it was well written.
This poem clearly shows how Native Americans were taken advantage of. Through manipulation and force, the Native Americans slowly lost their culture to the point of them selling their souls. I found this poem to be harsh and honest. It showed how poorly the Native Americans were treated.
I enjoyed the way this poem was written, paralleling the way Native American's were treated to a pawn shop. The Native American's traded in everything at a cost greater than the reward they received. It was interesting when the poem changed from talking about trading possessions to trading body parts, and that boldness really drew me to the writing. I liked how the ending made you realize that the culture of Native American's was taken, and how they were misrepresented.
This poem really shows how little the pawn shop owner thought of this "kind" of people. The Native Americans were taken advantage of until literally the day they died. It's sad that the store owner has such little respect for human beings that he would rob them of everything they had.
"Evolution" is clearly a spoof on the Indian tradition to barter & trade. This poem was a good representation of how the white men continue to take advantage of this Indian custom.I was shocked that the Indians sold themselves down to the last remaining heart. I believe this represents the horrible treatment of the Indians and signifies how the white Americans sucked the traditions out of them. While this poem was very forward, I enjoyed how the author gradually unfolded his point, making the objects the Indians pawned slowly more severe. I thought this way of writing the poem made it more intense, dramatic, and enjoyable.
I thought that this poem was a sad reality of how the Native Americans were treated. The Native Americans gave the pawn shop owner their most prized possessions and he just took advantage of them because of his higher social status and power. The Native Americans were manipulated, thinking that they would get a lot for their possessions and were fooled. In the end, they were just ripped off and disrespected.
This poem exemplifies that the Indian Tribe was a class that was looked down upon. They were taken advantage of by the white men and eventually sold their sole to the devil (the greedy pawn shop owner). The ironic part is that it became a museum which started our history and paved the way for our upbringing.
This poem displays a harsh reality of what happened to the native American people. They were striped of their culture, pride, and everything they owned. They were tricked into giving up everything they had, and then when there was nothing left to give they were charged a fee to see the very "culture" that had been taken
This poem exemplifies the cruelty of our history. In a few words, the poem is telling us as the readers that Indians nearly sold their soles to the devil, in this case, Buffalo Bill. Indians were robbed of their wholeness, their culture, their freedom, and their lives, and they had no true way of stopping it. Although I don't typically like poetry, this poem was not very difficult to understand, as the grim message was clear throughout the piece.
However, I found the format of the poem to be distracting. The way the lines broke were a bit random and confusing to me..could have been done better.
This poem displays not only one person at fault but two. Yes, the owner of the pawn shop is at fault for continuously taking all of what the Native American peoples had. But, what about the Native Americans? Shouldn't they hold onto their hearts and souls, shouldn't they have the to power to say no?
This poem shows the true Native American struggles from the nineteenth and tweneith centuries. Buffalo Bill exploited the Native Americans for all of their expensive products and tangible goods for an unfair exchange. Native Americans were subjected to torture and cruelty from the "new caucasions" that would never to hesitate to take advantage of these spiritual people.
This poem is certainly a blunt revelation of the way Native Americans were treated by Americans. For most Native Americans who lived a simple reservation life prior to Americans moving in on their land, the new products and goods made available to them by Americans must have seemed like a miricle. The poem does an excellant job of demonsrating the Indians willingness to trade their most important belongings for insignificant American knick knacks. I think the most powerful part of this poem is the American's willingness to exploit the Native Americans without a second thought.
This poem explains in a graphic way the hardships the Native Americans had to encounter. Buffalo Bill would take all their belongings and treat them as the dirt they walk on. It was almost as if Buffalo Bill had fooled them so that he could do what he really wanted to, which was open the 'Museum' once he had all the belongings, just like the Americans did to the Native Americans and taking over their land.
@Thomas O'Brien Just a thought: Does the liquor store across the street have anything to do with this poem? Is it, perhaps, commenting on Native Americans alcoholism as a result of abrupt exposure to it? If they were alcoholics they would do anything they could to satisfy their need to be inebriated. This would explain an inability to say no; alcoholics often have very little control over themselves.
This poem wasn't my favorite, but it was definitely eye opening as to how Native Americans were treated. I thought this poem was very straight forward and easy to understand, which made it easier to understand exactly what the Native Americans went through.
This poem is pretty sad representation of how the Americans took advantage of all the Native Americans in the past. Explaining on how easy it is to trick them out of their money, and manipulate them sp that they have literally nothing left. Sadly this is our history, we showed up looking for India and landed over here. We took all their land and resources and told them it was ours. Instead of trying to understand them, we decided we were better and we would take over. This poem explains just how bad we truly treated them.
ReplyDeleteI like this because it is interesting but at the same time the ending suprised me. When I realized this man killed these indians I was shocked but it shows how badly indians were treated and viewed in society. I didn't really enjoy reading much further. It was a sad and depressing realization as to what happened to to the indians but I did think it was well written.
ReplyDeleteThis poem clearly shows how Native Americans were taken advantage of. Through manipulation and force, the Native Americans slowly lost their culture to the point of them selling their souls. I found this poem to be harsh and honest. It showed how poorly the Native Americans were treated.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the way this poem was written, paralleling the way Native American's were treated to a pawn shop. The Native American's traded in everything at a cost greater than the reward they received. It was interesting when the poem changed from talking about trading possessions to trading body parts, and that boldness really drew me to the writing. I liked how the ending made you realize that the culture of Native American's was taken, and how they were misrepresented.
ReplyDeleteThis poem really shows how little the pawn shop owner thought of this "kind" of people. The Native Americans were taken advantage of until literally the day they died. It's sad that the store owner has such little respect for human beings that he would rob them of everything they had.
ReplyDelete"Evolution" is clearly a spoof on the Indian tradition to barter & trade. This poem was a good representation of how the white men continue to take advantage of this Indian custom.I was shocked that the Indians sold themselves down to the last remaining heart. I believe this represents the horrible treatment of the Indians and signifies how the white Americans sucked the traditions out of them. While this poem was very forward, I enjoyed how the author gradually unfolded his point, making the objects the Indians pawned slowly more severe. I thought this way of writing the poem made it more intense, dramatic, and enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI thought that this poem was a sad reality of how the Native Americans were treated. The Native Americans gave the pawn shop owner their most prized possessions and he just took advantage of them because of his higher social status and power. The Native Americans were manipulated, thinking that they would get a lot for their possessions and were fooled. In the end, they were just ripped off and disrespected.
ReplyDeleteThis poem exemplifies that the Indian Tribe was a class that was looked down upon. They were taken advantage of by the white men and eventually sold their sole to the devil (the greedy pawn shop owner). The ironic part is that it became a museum which started our history and paved the way for our upbringing.
ReplyDeleteThis poem displays a harsh reality of what happened to the native American people. They were striped of their culture, pride, and everything they owned. They were tricked into giving up everything they had, and then when there was nothing left to give they were charged a fee to see the very "culture" that had been taken
ReplyDeleteThis poem exemplifies the cruelty of our history. In a few words, the poem is telling us as the readers that Indians nearly sold their soles to the devil, in this case, Buffalo Bill. Indians were robbed of their wholeness, their culture, their freedom, and their lives, and they had no true way of stopping it. Although I don't typically like poetry, this poem was not very difficult to understand, as the grim message was clear throughout the piece.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I found the format of the poem to be distracting. The way the lines broke were a bit random and confusing to me..could have been done better.
This poem displays not only one person at fault but two. Yes, the owner of the pawn shop is at fault for continuously taking all of what the Native American peoples had. But, what about the Native Americans? Shouldn't they hold onto their hearts and souls, shouldn't they have the to power to say no?
ReplyDeleteThis poem shows the true Native American struggles from the nineteenth and tweneith centuries. Buffalo Bill exploited the Native Americans for all of their expensive products and tangible goods for an unfair exchange. Native Americans were subjected to torture and cruelty from the "new caucasions" that would never to hesitate to take advantage of these spiritual people.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is certainly a blunt revelation of the way Native Americans were treated by Americans. For most Native Americans who lived a simple reservation life prior to Americans moving in on their land, the new products and goods made available to them by Americans must have seemed like a miricle. The poem does an excellant job of demonsrating the Indians willingness to trade their most important belongings for insignificant American knick knacks. I think the most powerful part of this poem is the American's willingness to exploit the Native Americans without a second thought.
ReplyDeleteThis poem explains in a graphic way the hardships the Native Americans had to encounter. Buffalo Bill would take all their belongings and treat them as the dirt they walk on. It was almost as if Buffalo Bill had fooled them so that he could do what he really wanted to, which was open the 'Museum' once he had all the belongings, just like the Americans did to the Native Americans and taking over their land.
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ReplyDeleteJust a thought: Does the liquor store across the street have anything to do with this poem? Is it, perhaps, commenting on Native Americans alcoholism as a result of abrupt exposure to it? If they were alcoholics they would do anything they could to satisfy their need to be inebriated. This would explain an inability to say no; alcoholics often have very little control over themselves.
This poem wasn't my favorite, but it was definitely eye opening as to how Native Americans were treated. I thought this poem was very straight forward and easy to understand, which made it easier to understand exactly what the Native Americans went through.
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