Trail Of Tears Analysis

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Name: Professor’s Name: Date: Analysis the article Overview “What I see when I look at the face of $20 bill” is a narration that captures the journey of the Cherokee through the “trails of tears”, from Georgia to Oklahoma. Sarah narrates the ordeal her people went through as she explores the “trails of tears” with her sister Amy. The trail of tears happens to be the path the Cherokee walked on after the forceful eviction from Georgia between 1838 to 1839 (Vowell 128). The Cherokee were evicted from Georgia after the then president, Andrew Jackson, crafted their removal policy. It took them about six months to get to Oklahoma (Vowell 150). As the story begins, Sarah points how rare and remarkable it is to find a Cherokee in Oklahoma…show more content…
Sarah narrates how Cherokee, having believed in the American constitution crafted a similar one for themselves. John Ross, one of the founding father of Cherokee territory was at the fore from of this drafting. She also talks about some of the inventions the likes of Elias Boudinot spearheaded. The highlight in this narration is the sad moments the Cherokee go though as they traverse the trail of terse. Sarah capture this moments in the many scenes she visited with her sister. The scenes include Chattanooga chocho chocho, Jackson’s plantation at Hermittage, Trail of tears memorial park at Hopkinsville. This journey stops at Tahlequah. Worth noting too is Sarah’s expression of bitterness towards, Andrew Jackson. In fact she says that while the other presidents were gentle men, Jackson was, “a bloodthirsty, obnoxious frontiersman of Irish decent…” (Vowell 144). She cannot stand Jackson’s face which is on the $20 bill. Problem This article captures one of the painful tragedies of the American History. Through this painful eviction, otherwise termed the American genocide (Vowell 140), we witness the death of a quarter of an entire population (Vowell 138). Also cited is how leaders betray their people even after the same people had helped him (Vowell 147). The writer is justified to be bitter towards Jackson.
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