Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Group

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mijeejo
mijeejo
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College - Freshman

Explain the logic and irony of ending Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee with the following sentence: "Peace on Earth, good will to men."

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Posted by mijeejo on Monday August 13, 2007 at 3:18 PM and tagged with bury my heart at wounded knee, final sentence, irony.

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  1. bmadnick Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    The irony is to emphasize the tragedy that occurred at Wounded Knee. The Sioux were almost annihilated by the cavalry and were shown no mercy by them. The white government never intended to give anything to the Native Americans and just wanted them to go away or to destroy them. The author shows in his book that even though the Native Americans had righteousness and justice on their side, the white men chose to ignore their rights and take what they wanted from them. In the end, they were no match against the guns of the army.

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    Posted by bmadnick on Monday August 13, 2007 at 5:36 PM