Question

What did zitkala sa feel when her long hair was cut?

Answer 1

Zitkala - Sawas shocked terribly. He was in tear. She cried for her mother. However, no one come to comfort her. No one come to reason with her mother used to do. She thus, felt herself as one of many other animals driven by a herder.
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Answer 2

Zitkala Sa felt anguished and angry when her long hair was cut.

• This extract is from " Memories of Childhood" that is based on the the autobiographical episodes of two women who belonged to the marginalized sections of the society.

• Zitkala Sa is a native American women who faces various oppressions back in the 19th century. She belonged to a tribe that had a tradition of growing long hair and their mothers had told them that cutting their hair was a sign of cowardice or mourning. This is why she was against cutting her hair.

• Zitkala Sa felt anguished when her hair was cut. She felt as though her birth right and identity was taken away from her. A sense of helplessness covered over her thoughts and she was put in a rather indignant position. She was saddened by the loss of her hair because it represented her cultural background and now she felt like she was a puppet who had to follow the orders of the master. Moreover, remembering the words of her mother regarding their age-old tradition of long hair brought tears in her eyes and she felt like she was all alone in a world she didn't belong in.

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