Book Report 4 (In mad love and war

I did my last Book Report on In Mad Love and War by Joy Harjo. It is a fascinating collection of poems. 

Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16f2NVIgkXnfnq5IfjqrkrwmekjSBa5CJFle8r9k9qHA/edit?usp=sharing 

Book Report #3 On the Ice

I did my third book report on a movie. You might have heard of it. It is called On the Ice. I learned while researching this move that it was written and directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean.

Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JlbQ-T5aFAvQxZ1SfiKw_694mTwqPPil7QN4MVZvVzQ/edit?usp=sharing

Book report #2 Water Lily

My second book report is on the novel Waterlily by Ella Deloria. I heard a few friends talking about this book back in March. So, I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to look into it. 

Here is the link for it. Let me know what you think
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uC1PLVR5BipSX3QV2qGDyvwLZlFxu5ayrGJAmYEjbRw/edit?usp=sharing  

There There chapter 3, 4, and 5.

Well these chapters were certainly different in their viewpoints. For all their differences these three characters did have some connection to the Native heritage. The three characters for these chapters are Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield, Edwin Black, and Bill Davis. The chapter featuring Opal takes places when she was a child. Her mother took Opal and her sister Janice to Alcatraz prison close to Thanksgiving. I could not imagine living in the cold dark cell blocks of that prison. This experience may not have been the most pleasant for Opal, but she did see a new side of her sister Janice. The older sister drinks with a group of teenagers. In this case it seems that Opal is the more responsible sister. She just stands to the side and watches her sister drink. Then she later learns that her sister is pregnant. Her mother tries to tell Opal the reason behind her name, but the girl does not really understand it. I think she will when she comes of age.

Then there is the chapter which features Edwin Black. He is a fat, 30 year old, computer addict. I think many people in the world right now can relate to him. So many people are going online now to look for details on the corona virus. Edwin on the other hand is looking for details about his father. He meets his father through his mother's Facebook account. He learns which tribes his father belongs to. One of which is the Cheyenne tribe. Then his mother comes home and tells him that she has a job lined up for him. He agrees to look at the application if she will send it to him. After this Edwin tries on his old powwow dancer clothes. I think he is on his way to finding his place in the world.

Now the third chapter deals with Bill Davis. He is Edwin's mother boyfriend. He does maintenance work for the stadium that will be hosting the powwow that the book centers around. Bill does not dislike Edwin really. He just think he is too soft. This is pretty understandable coming from a Vietnam war veteran. But I think Bill needs to accept that people live differently now. They things that make a boy into a man now are not the same as when he was a young man. He is a member of the Lakota tribe and has also gone to prison. There he read many different books. I think if I ever did end up in prison I would do the same thing.