The+Big+Red+Apples

Summary: In this chapter The Big Red Apples the pale face wants the native americans to leave and go to school in the east. The Pale face went around where Zitkala-sa lived trying to get kids to go with them and because they had such good things to say about the east they were very convincing. The Pale face tricked Zitkala-Sa by saying that she could ride the Iron Horse and that their land was very beautiful. They also said that she could have big red apples and Zitkala-Sa was cobvinced and very happy so she wanted to go. But when she went to the east it wasn't what the pale face described as it was.

Analysis: The Pale face were convincing native american to leave their homes to go back with them to the east. They told the children that it was a wonderful place with big red apples. they were very convincing about their lies and the children believed them so they would go. Zitkala-Sa wanted to go very badly because of what the pale face said but her mother despised the pale face and was not happy when she told her she wanted to go. Her mother tried to convincethat they wer telling lies but Zitkala-Sa was too caught up in excitment she didn;t listen to her mother and went.

-Matt Cobleigh

Summary: The pale face want Native Americans to leave their homes and go to the school with other pale faces, they came to the Native American land in late summer, walked around trying to get children to go to school in the fall with them. Because their words are convincing, all they say is things like "the land is more beautiful, you can ride the train, or the iron horse" and they also said "you can eat all the red apples you can pick" These being appealing lies, the children listened to them and some went to school in the East but some children stayed in the village. Zitkala-Sa is one of those children who decided to go with the palcefaces but, when she went it wasn't what the pale face said it would be like, it was a lot worse.

Analysis: The pale face were coming up to where the native Americans live and they were convincing native American children that they should go to school in the East with the Americans. They said many things to the children that made them want to go, although the things they said were mostly over exaggerations and things that were complicated that had a different meaning than what the native American children though. The pale face told Zitkala-Sa that she could ride the big iron horse, or the train. And Zitkala-Sa being a 7 year old girl, that excited her and made her think, "he just said the word horse I love horses!" so that will excite her. Also the man said to Zitkala-Sa that she could have as many red apples as she wants; she just has to reach for them. I think that is really a lesson in disguised not a true fact. It is saying that if Zitkala-Sa wants something that is good [big red apples] you have to reach for it yourself, in other words you have to work for it and get it yourself. But Zitkala-Sa is a 7-year-old girl and she didn't understand what was really happening. When Zitkala-Sa told her mother she wanted to go, her mother was very upset and told her it was lies that the pale face is saying, but that didn't matter to Zitkala-Sa because she thought her mother was wrong and she was all caught up in the excitement of what the pale face said.

-Rachael Garneau

Summary: The Pale faces are trying to get the Native American Children to go to school. They tell them about the train or the Iron House. They tell them how they can pick all of the big red apples they wanted. She really likes the idea of picking all of the apples she wanted. They also said that all of the land is very beautiful and they would love it their. Some children stayed their and then some went to the place, but it was nothing like the man said it was going to be like. There was snow on the ground and they thought they could run around and rome free and everything but they couldn't they it was very strict and they couldn't really go anywhere or do anything.

The pale face comes to the native americans land and they are going around and trying to convince the native children to go to the school with the pale face. The man tells them about the east and how it is so beautiful. He told them a lot of things children like to hear and do which made them really want to go to the east to go to school. the pale face told them about how they could rome free and their were big red apples they could pick all they wanted too." I had never seen apple trees" She thought the ride on the iron house was goign to be a great ride but all of the pale faces were staring at her and talking about her. She didn't like it at all. She was very young and didn't know the pale face was not telling her the truth. She thought her mother was wrong and she wanted to go.

Analysis: Zitkala-Sa was fooled by the palefaces when they told her all the lies about there land. Of course Zitkala-Sa was very excited because she had heard so many wonderful things about going to the East. To convince her mother to let her go with the missionaries she said, "Mother, my friend Judewin is going home with the missionaries. She is going to a more beautiful country than ours; the palefaces told her so!" Her mother was not at all pleased to see the palefaces in their village and she did all she could do express her knowledge about the real reason that they were there. Zitkala-Sa wanted to know if everything she heard was true so she asked her mother, "Mother, ask them if little girls may have all the red apples they want, when they go East," And the missionaries say, "Yes, little girl, the nice red apples are for those who pick them." Which means that if you want somethign you have to pick it. so in other words if you go to this place and you want something here, you have to work for it, reach out and pick it, which could be a lot harder than what was said. They also said "you will have a ride on the iron horse if you go with these good people!" That excited Zitkala-sa because she is a 7 year old girl, the iron horse. That would defenitly excite you if you were 7 and make you want to go on it. As much as her mother didn't want her to go, because mother knew that what this man was saying was all overexagerations and lies. Zitkala-Sa decides to go to the East with the palefaces. But, when she gets there, she finds out that it is a lot worse than what the missionaries had told her, she relized that mother was right and they did lie.

Summary: In this chapter, the palefaces convinced Zitkala-Sa to go with them to the East. They told her that there were “big red apples” and that she would be able to have a ride on the “iron horse” if she went with them. Zitkala-Sa’s mother did all that she could, to explain to her why the palefaces were really in their village. But, Zitkala-Sa wanted to see for herself so, she went to the East. And when she got there, it was a whole lot different than what the missionaries had told her.

-Alicia Harvey