Answer the following with respect to the stroy "Chief Seattle Speech"
"Yonder skythat has wept tears of compassion upon my people for centuries untold and which to us appears changeless and eternal may change. Today is fair. Tomorrow it may be overcast with clouds. My words are like the stars that never change.
QUESTION/ANSWERS
a)Who is the speaker of above lines? Whom does he address to in the above lines? What is the occasion of such speech?
b)Who is the big chief at Washington?What message had he sent to Chief Seattle?What is Seattle opinion and of the big chief at Washington?
c)How has Chief Seattlecompared his own people with white men?Explain"Today is fair. Tomorrow it may be overcast with clouds."
d)In what way with the god father in Washington protect the red Indians?
e)What condition did Chief Seattle place before the representatives of the U.S. Government?
Answers
Answer:
1. the speaker of the above lines is chief seattle, who is the leader of a suquamish tribe and a prominent figure among them.he is addressing his red indians in the above lines. the whites have asked the red in indians to empty the land, they have been surviving on for centuries untold. as a response to the big chief's proposal the speech has been oriented.
2. big chief is the president of america. the message sent by big chief to chief seattle, asks him for moving away from the land, they have been occupying for a long time because the white government wishes to have it under their control. chief seattle is a wise and thoughtful man. he knows his situation and therefore, respects the big chief's opinion. he gives justifications to his people like- "we are too less to occupy such an extensive land".
3. chief seattle compares his own people to the white men,in terms of death. it is quite possible that the whites are far superior than the red indians. but after all, they are going to be buried in the same soil, after death. chief seattle emphasises on how the red indians and white men though rivals, share a common fate or destiny.
chief seattle says that nothing is for certain. if today it is a bright day, with everything being normal and going smoothly, there is a possibility that tomorrow a disaster might occur.
4. the god father, would make his brave warriors act as a bristling war of strength to the red indians and protect them from their ancient enemies, namely- haidas and tsimshians. he says, he would also send his wonderful war ships to fill the harbours of the red indians.
5. chief seattle and his people are ready to retire to the reservation the u.s government offers them. therefore, they have made a condition, that they won't be denied the privilege without harassment of visiting the tombs of their ancestors at any time.
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