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Standing In The Light

1. The theme of this book was in search of ones self. I chose this theme
because Catharine was in search of her self throughout the whole story. Her
and her brother were taken captive by the Lenape Indian tribe and she had to
search to find her self throughout her time in captivity. In the beginning
when she was captured, it was awkward and confusing. This was because she
was a Quaker and she didn’t know if she was now an Indian or still a Quaker,
because the Lenape weren’t going to return her to her family. She had to
search her own self, and eventually she became used to the way of Indian
life. She never forgot her family, but she had come to love her new family.
She had ...

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when she had the strength to adjust to her
new ways of life. She was pulled from her old life, to her new life, back to
her old life. It was very difficult for her because both the Quakers and the
Lenape were two very different cultures. She found herself having mixed
feelings and a lot of confusion, but she had the will to deal with it.
Catharine was also adjusting. She was adjusting when she had to adjust
to life with the Lenape. She had to learn new ways of life; she had to learn
how to survive off the land. She also made her own clothes and gathered
food. She also had to adjust to new customs. The Lenape religion and the
Quaker religion are very distinct from eachother. Catharine adjusted to the
Lenape religion very well.
3. The Author wrote this book for a couple of reasons. First, she wrote it
for entertainment. A lot of people like to read books about the past. Also,
I have never read a book about Indians capturing a girl and her ...

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Added: 12/22/2005 10:48:04 PM
Category: Book Reports
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