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Memories of Childhood
Who was ‘Zitkala–Sa’ ? Where was she born?
Zitkala–Sa is the pen name of Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, who was an American-Indian woman. She was an extraordinarily, talented and educated Native-American Indian woman. She suffered discrimination on the basis of her sex and nationality. She struggled against all this. She wrote articles criticising the dogma and evils of oppression. She belonged to a marginalised community.
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How were the Indian girls dressed and how did Zitkala Sa compare her dress with other girls?
How did the girls and the boys enter the dining room ? Who did Zitkala Sa watch for among the boys?
Why was the girl tied to a chair in ‘Memories of Childhood’?
What warning was issued to Zitkala Sa by Judewin?
Why was Zitkala-Sa terrified when Judewin told her that her hair would be cut short?
What did the mothers of Zitkala–Sa’s tribe teach their children about their hair? Or
Why did Zitkala Sa not want her hair to be cut short?
How did Zitkala Sa try to prevent the shingling of her hair?
What happened after Zitkala–Sa was tied to the chair?
Or
How did Zitkala-Sa feel after her long hair had been (was) cut?
The lesson depicts two different accounts of two distinct cultures. Write down the commonality of theme between the two.
What makes you agree that the seeds of rebellion against injustice are sowed early in life?
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