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5 pages in length. In traditional style, Native Americans have always been portrayed as having a war to wage with the white man. The world has come to expect westerns to depict the Indians in no other manner but that of arrow slinging, horse riding, bloodthirsty savages with little other depth
to their heritage. One of the primary reasons for this misguided perception came from scathing perceptions in Aphra Behn's "Widow Ranter," Dionysius Lardner Boucicault's "The Octoroon" and the Robert Toll article "Social Commentary in Late Nineteenth Century White Minstrelsy." Instrumental in setting forth an image that would perpetuate through the decades, these authors wrote of experience they have been accused of never having, effectively detrimentally branding the Indians without due cause. Indeed, Native American Indians have long been forced to endure myriad portrayals of
their impression upon history's landscape, many of which have been unflattering and downright inaccurate. No additional sources cited.
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have always been portrayed as having a war to wage with the white man. The world has come to expect westerns to depict the Indians in no other manner
but that of arrow slinging, horse riding, bloodthirsty savages with little other depth to their heritage. One of the primary reasons for this misguided perception came from scathing perceptions
in Aphra Behns Widow Ranter, Dionysius Lardner Boucicaults The Octoroon and the Robert Toll article Social Commentary in Late Nineteenth Century White Minstrelsy. Instrumental in setting forth an image
that would perpetuate through the decades, these authors wrote of experience they have been accused of never having, effectively detrimentally branding the Indians without due cause. Indeed, Native American
Indians have long been forced to endure myriad portrayals of their impression upon historys landscape, many of which have been not only unflattering but also downright inaccurate.
Each historical account is filled with memories that evoke a sense of anguish toward this particular historical period. It was difficult to hold onto the
good memories, if there were any for the Native American Indian and his people, inasmuch as so many bad ones overshadowed their ongoing quest for acceptance and personal metamorphosis.
What it meant to a Native American Indian through these three stories was a time of constant suppression and overwhelming conflict with those who sought to forcefully change their way
of life. Behns book in particular demonstrates the fact that being a Native American Indian was not conducive to a happy life by
effectively documenting the struggles faced trying to incorporate into the white mans world; forced to abandon their own heritage, the alleged savages descriptively portray an existence fraught with despair and
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