Caddie Woodlawn | Social Sensitivity
Caddie Woodlawn deals with issues of race, class, and appropriate sex role behavior in a surprisingly straightforward manner. The author is careful not to lecture about the injustices committed against Native Americans by the white settlers, but the racism of the pioneer community becomes evident through Caddie's observations and her parents' responses to her questions. Even the Woodlawn family tends to refer to the Native Americans as "savages," but here it should be obvious that the author simply uses the term as the pioneers did. Brink's treatment of class issues provides a useful...
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