Excerpt from Old Indian Days by Charles A. Eastman
It was now full-born day. The sun shone hot upon the bare ground, and the drops stood upon Snana’s forehead as she plied her long pole. There was a cool spring in the dry creek bed near by, well hidden by a clump of chokecherry bushes, and she turned thither to cool her thirsty throat. In the depths of the ravine her eye caught a familiar footprint—the track of a doe with the young fawn beside it. The hunting instinct arose within.
“It will be a great feat if I can find and take from her the babe. The little tawny skin shall be beautifully dressed by my mother. The legs and the nose shall be embossed with porcupine quills. It will be my work-bag,” she said to herself.
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Question
Use the excerpt from "Snana’s Fawn” to answer the question.
How does Snana’s perspective change during the story?
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Responses
She changes from disrespecting her elders to respecting them.
She changes from disrespecting her elders to respecting them.
She goes from fearing wild animals to admiring them.
She goes from fearing wild animals to admiring them.
She shifts from having a hunter's instinct to a mother's instinct.
She shifts from having a hunter's instinct to a mother's instinct.
She matures from seeing the world as a child to an adult.
1 answer
The correct response is:
She shifts from having a hunter's instinct to a mother's instinct.
In the excerpt, Snana initially expresses a desire to hunt and take the fawn, indicating a hunter's instinct. However, as the story progresses, it is likely that her perspective may shift toward feelings of care and nurture, aligning more with a mother's instinct.
