Adsila Blossom Character Analysis

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Character Narrative - Adsila “Blossom” Age: 35 The Civil War was a tragic event, that caused trouble for everyone in the States, but it was us, Native Americans, who paid the ultimate price. Many of our tribes were split up due to the war and were forced to move West. Although a few families, such as mine, stayed here. Coming from the Catawba nation in the South, my husband, Gawonii (“he is speaking”) and my son, Wohali (“eagle”) were passionate about the war. I tried to convince them to stay home, to be safe and not put their lives in danger. But no, they were being stubborn “powerful” Native men, and decided to go anyway. And not only did my husband and son leave me by myself in our house, they went against each other on separate sides of the war. My husband was loyal to the Confederates in the South but my son didn’t want to follow the norms of our tribe, and went on to fight with the Union soldiers up North. I was devasted to see the men in my life leave me and not only that go on separate sides against each other. In our tradition we never divide, we are supposed to be one family with …show more content…

The federal government treated all Indians, regardless of their loyalty or disloyalty, the same. We lost so much land base as a result of the war, and it didn't matter whether we stayed loyal to the Union or went with the Confederacy. It was a good excuse to take our land, and that's exactly what they did. So as of right now, I am simply trying to find a living for myself. I don’t simply want to be a homemaker or caretaker like I used to be. I want to help in the efforts of abolishign slavery. I want to finally do what I believe is right, that’s why I have my dreamcatcher; to represent all the places I will go and all the dreams I will accomplish. A lot of people think that we women are not leaders, but we are the heart of the nation, we are the center of our home, and it is us who decide how it will

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