"" This situation had a huge effect on Eastman; one because family values are a very important aspect of Indian culture, and Eastman did want to upset his grandmother. But finally his grandmother understood he had made his decision and supported him, though she did not like the idea of his leaving. His internal battle represented a battle of tradition versus modernity. His grandmother represented tradition. She was everything that Eastman knew and was use to, and His father represented Modernity. He showed adventure and the idea of seeing things and experiencing things for you. .
This shows a little bit of whom Eastman is because, Eastman never really lets us into himself, but this situation shows his personally leads towards the idea of Modernity. He has a want, a need to see things for himself and experience the adventure. .
At this point, has gone out into the world. He had taken his father's advice of leaving but at the same time taking his grandmother's words with him, "All I want to say to you is this: Do not get lost on this new trail."" When he encounters the new world, the "white world-, he starts to question the religion of Christianity as he learns about it. He had been told that on the seventh day of the week, was the day for rest and going to church to pray. This idea bothered him. On page 20, Eastman comments,"" This definition of Sunday and Church set me thinking again, for I never knew before there was any difference in the days."" Since, everything is still new to Eastman, he still holds onto his Indian roots, but not as tightly as before.
As the book progresses, Eastman's view on Christianity slowly starts to change. He starts to study the texts and reads the bibles. After a farmer rejects Eastman because he is a Sioux Indian he concludes that the "Christian civilization- was in fact the "ideal civilization-.
At the same time that he is praising The Christian civilization he started to denounce his own, the Sioux Indians.
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