The Sitting Bull
I believe the author’s purpose of this book was to show that Sitting Bull was a very intriguing individual not only as an Indian but a human as well. I think the author chose this to illustrate the sacrifices it takes to be a leader of a nation. He displayed Sitting Bulls attributes that really separates him from most people but also depicts that he is human and makes mistakes and let his flaws get in the way of his thinking at times. I believe that we should study Sitting Bull more closely to examine and possibly just how one can possess such supernatural abilities while being human to create a dominant culture. Sitting Bull had a tremendous effect on us today and really makes you think about the leaders that we have today not only historically but politically as well. 1. American nationalism did have to come to an expense of cultural diversity for several reasons. Because nationalism is the desire for national advancement or independence, a country or tribe cannot be both. A prime example as to why nationalism came to the expense of cultural diversity was when American who were clearly and completely different than sitting bull and his tribe. Per usual the Americans tried to taking over and attempted to conquer his land and he was going to allow that to happen without a fight. The end result wound up costing him his life because he was defending his religion and his people as well as his land but that is sometimes the price you have to pay when you are attempting to be independent and free from rule. 2. I believe the author considers sitting bull a hero for many reasons. Those reasons being that although sitting bull was a very peculiar yet special individual in good and bad ways at the end of the day he stood up for what he believed in fought for what was right in his eyes. He had a tremendous amount of disappointments he prevailed and eventually became successful. Gary C. Anderson believes he became the symbol of opposition to a government policy of