Question

(9) Explain how does the speech of the Chief reflect upon the theme of changing
human life to another form. Give two examples to show that the speech is a
mouthpiece of 'animistic philosophy.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Native Americans would be transported to a reality beyond what is felt by the senses. The ‘shores’, ‘the pathless woods’, ‘the field’ would never be empty of their spirits. This land will make them eternal. “In all the earth there is no place dedicated to solitude,’ and hence they will be a part of land forever. Their spirits would still love ‘this beautiful land’ and its ‘magnificent mountains’ and ‘sequestered vales.’ Their death here would not be death but only a gateway to the eternal world. They will only change their world and hence will become immortal. He ends his speech with the assertion that ‘there is no death, only a change of worlds.’