Blue Winds Dancing by Tom Whitecloud - Book Report/Review Example

Blue Winds Dancing In the first parts of the story “blue winds dancing”, there emerges a lesson on the conflicts in attitudes of the narrator. The narrator feels caught up in two cultures both of which he is part of. He looks back at the different lifestyle that he has to lead while away from home. Back at home he finds some short lived peace. The cause of decline in the peace he enjoys is the encroachment of the nearby city on the way of life. He doesn’t like it at all. He says that civilization results to one doing something that he does not intend to do.

The narrator associates the city with civilization. He dislikes the effects of civilization of society. He says “I am tired, I am weary of trying to keep up with this bluff of being civilized” (Tarver 56). In this case, the antagonist is the civilization culture.When the narrator says “am alone; alone but not nearly as alone as I was back on campus at school?”, he means that he finds a little solace in the other culture that is prevalent in his school environment. This means that he is not completely detached from it though he does not like it.

He is trying to seek a balance but is caught up in between.“Blue winds blowing” is a symbolic effect that signifies the start of a reconciliatory time. As depicted throughout the literary piece, the narrator is caught up in deciding which values to adopt. There is a hidden wisdom that symbolizes decision making that favors the narrator. It symbolizes positivity and return of inner happiness due to self-realization. Works CitedTarver, Paul, Ralph T. Coe, Jane S. Irvin, Megan E. ONeil, Thomas S.

Whitecloud, and Jacques S. G. Whitecloud. Blue Winds Dancing: The Whitecloud Collection of Native American Art. New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Museum of Art, 2005. Print.