Memories of Childhood

Ans. The commonality of theme found in both of them is the Humiliation and insult. Zitkala-Sa tells the story of her childhood school where she was mistreated. She describes how her blanket was snatched from her shoulders and her hair were cut forcefully.

Bama also highlights the humiliations she and her people faced just because they belonged to lower caste. They were considered untouchable by the rich landlords.

Ans. Yes, I agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children. We see in our families and neighbourhood children noticing every single thing around them. In both the parts of this chapter we find that Zitkala-Sa and Bama both notice and feel the humiliation when they both were little kid. The seed of being rebellion when they both were little kid. The seed of being rebellion to all such traditions (where some people are considered inferior just because they belong to different place or cast) are sowed early in life.

Ans. Zitkala-Sa and Bama both notice and feel the humiliation when they both were little kid. Zitkala-Sa is a native American who finds that the people who have overpowered the natives are trying to destroy their culture. That’s why her clothes are changed, her shoes are replaced and even her long hair are cut forcefully.

Bama also highlights the humiliations she and her people faced just because they belonged to lower caste. They were considered untouchable by the rich landlords.

Both of them rebel against the existing circumstances. They do not bow down to their situations. They struggle hard to remove the discrimination.