https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat en-us 2021-09-13 13:53:37 UTC 2021-09-13 19:21:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737116560 What symbols can you identify in Zitkala Sa and Zora Neale Hurston? What do they mean? (consider multiple layers of meaning)

]]> 2021-09-13 18:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737116560 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737150089 The snake could symbolize several different things;

- feeling trapped in her marriage
- her biggest fear being used as a weapon against her
- Karma
-religion; Adam and Eve, Genesis
- Sykes cheating/sneaking around
- Delia fighting to get out of her marriage]]> 2021-09-13 19:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737150089 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737155460 symbolizes how her culture was stolen from her, and the importance of hair in her culture- those with cut hair were seen as cowards]]> 2021-09-13 19:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737155460 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737157139 Sound: There is a lot of emphasis on the idea of sound and how her culture is quiet in nature, while the palefaces are loud and industrial. 

This is demonstrated best by the idea of the palefaces wearing 'hard shoes' and disposing of her moccasins. ]]> 2021-09-13 19:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737157139 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737157923 The word "iron" is used to symbolize how restrictive the school days of an indian girl were. There was no room for creative or cultural expression.]]> 2021-09-13 19:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737157923 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737159238 After winning her competition she feels vindicated at first, then remembers that her mother is still upset with her. This symbolizes the importance of the opinion of those close to you. The white man's opinion (those of the students booing her) is not as important as those of her own culture and her own people (those of her mother/family).]]> 2021-09-13 19:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737159238 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737159964 This was the only word some of the children at the school knew when they first arrived, which caused some communication problems. It's meant to represent the cultural and language barrier, and even the lack of understanding that led to Native cultural genocide.]]> 2021-09-13 19:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737159964 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737160019 The laundry could symbolize her working on her marriage more than Sykes has and her willingness to keep it going despite their differences. It could also represent segregation and the way Sykes felt about white people. The hamper could represent several things as well, perhaps her trying to purify their marriage.]]> 2021-09-13 19:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737160019 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737163229 The devil represents the white man taking her away from her family and her mother (in the same scene) represents protection and security. ]]> 2021-09-13 19:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737163229 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737164441 As many of the Native children were growing sick and dying due to the poor conditions of these reform schools, Zitkala grew to hate the "little medicine spoon" they used for all this children. This is meant to symbolize what little effort those at the school put in to take care of the children there, in turn showing how little they thought of them.]]> 2021-09-13 19:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737164441 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737166625 Wild Sunflowers and their relationship to telegraph poles: The journey to the missionary school is where she mentions one familiar thing she sees in passing- telegraph poles. She mentions that the wild sunflowers on the edge of her mother's dwelling were broken up by the installation of telegraph poles. This idea seems to create the image of imperialism and the way it has disturbed every part of her culture/livelihood. ]]> 2021-09-13 19:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737166625 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737169622 This could represent inequality between the both of them in terms of the work they've put into their lives and gender. It could also mean the inequality represented between races.]]> 2021-09-13 19:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737169622 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737171002 Breaking the jar of the turnips (which the character avidly disliked the smell of) symbolized a small act of defiance to her otherwise incredibly restrictive life. She enthralls herself in the moment and doesn't fear of the consequences. ]]> 2021-09-13 19:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737171002 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737179505 This represents how Delia has worked and paid for everything they have, but Sykes continues to use them for himself without any regard for how it makes her feel. The horse and buggy symbolizes freedom and the way that she completes her work. The house represents security and is a physical representation of her hard work.]]> 2021-09-13 19:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737179505 https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737183607 Sweat could represent the inequality in her marriage- hard work and gender. It could also represent the inequality between races.]]> 2021-09-13 19:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/7354021/mtqp8v0r0utq7cat/wish/1737183607