{"id":40,"date":"2021-03-29T21:37:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T04:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/kylesblog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2021-03-29T21:37:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T04:37:19","slug":"37-the-allusions-of-green-grass-running-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/kylesblog\/2021\/03\/29\/37-the-allusions-of-green-grass-running-water\/","title":{"rendered":"3:7 The Allusions of Green Grass, Running Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

137-139<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sergeant Cereno (137)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The character Sergeant Cereno refers to the story of a captain for a Spanish slave ship named Captain Don Benito Cereno<\/a>. He is playing a lead role in a story about the slave ship becoming overrun by the slaves on-board in which they take control of Cereno and his crew. Both of them are characterized because they have leadership titles as Cereno in Green Grass, Running Water is a Sergeant in the Police. At the same time, Don Benito Cereno is a naval Captain.<\/p>\n

Wounded knee (137)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wounded Knee<\/a> was a massacre that took place in 1890 between the United States Army and the Lakota Sioux peoples. The battle took place on what is now known as the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and would take 300 casualties, including over half of them being women and children. The slaughter mainly happened due to the rising tensions between the Lakota Sioux community and the Federal government from the Sioux people practicing the Ghost Dance<\/a>, which was viewed as a sign of protesting from the U.S. governments\u2019 perspective. However, although it was a dance of resistance, they did it peacefully, and they believed the dance would cause all non-believers to disappear from their land.<\/p>\n

Ahdamn and First Woman (139)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ahdamn and First Woman are biblical references to Adam and Eve in the Genesis story of the Bible, who were known as the first man and woman. However, in Flicks notes, she also describes that First Woman is an allusion to North American Indigenous culture as she was the First Woman on Earth and fell out of the sky. Both allusions share very similar stories, like Adam and Eve in Genesis create the Garden of Eden while First Woman is also the creator of Turtle Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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140-144<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lone Ranger (140)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The famous character from the early 1930s series \u201cThe Lone Range<\/a>r\u201d also made appearances in multiple sequel movies. According to Flick, Thomas King admired the Lone Ranger in which he tried to incorporate his character into his literary works.<\/p>\n

Ishmael (141)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ishmae<\/a>l is another biblical allusion as he is Abraham\u2019s son in the Genesis section of the Bible. However, Ishmael is also a recognized figure in other religions, including Judaism along with Islam. Flick also notes that Ishmael can also be viewed as an allusion to the novel\u00a0Moby Dick<\/span><\/em>\u00a0as he is one of the lead characters throughout the story. Ishmael\u2019s character falls under two of King\u2019s allusion trends as he is a character in a Herman Mellville novel like Cereno and is apart of Genesis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robinson Crusoe (144)<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a fictional novel that is about the life of Crusoe and his adventures of escaping to castaway islands for years and encountering local populations. Although the novel is told as a fictional tale, many believe that it is based on the similar adventures Alexander Selkirk<\/a> took part in. In Flicks notes, it states that Crusoe\u2019s \u201cshirt with the palm trees\u201d is a subtle reference King uses as a connection to the castaway islands.<\/p>\n

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145-147<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sky World (145)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A reference to the Heavens, known as the Sky World, where powerful forces reside according to the Anishinabe culture. They will often share many stories about the sky world, but it is common for communities to have a\u00a0Wabeno-innin<\/span><\/em><\/a>, also known as \u201cThe Men of Dawn,\u201d who hold all the Sky World knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big Canoe (147)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another one of King\u2019s Genesis allusions in which this one refers to\u00a0Noah\u2019s Ark<\/span><\/em>, a large boat created to save Noah and his family and all the known animal species. As the novel states, \u201cthis canoe was a big canoe. And it was white. And it was full of animals\u201d (147). The \u201ccanoe<\/a>\u201d was so big that it measured out to be a total of 510 feet long, whereas the Challenger space shuttle measured only 184 feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

– KO<\/p>\n

Works Cited:<\/p>\n

\u201cBenito Cereno.\u201d Wikipedia<\/i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Jan. 2021, en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benito_Cereno.<\/p>\n

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History.com Editors. \u201cWounded Knee.\u201d History.com<\/i>, A&E Television Networks, 6 Nov. 2009, www.history.com\/topics\/native-american-history\/wounded-knee.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIshmael.\u201d Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica<\/i>, Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com\/biography\/Ishmael-son-of-Abraham.<\/p>\n

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Legends of America<\/i>, www.legendsofamerica.com\/na-ghostdance\/.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLone Ranger.\u201d Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica<\/i>, Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com\/topic\/Lone-Ranger.<\/p>\n

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Network, Canadian Heritage Information. \u201cThe Anishinabe of Central North America.\u201d Indigenous Astronomy: The Anishinabe of Central North America | The Anishinabe of Central North America<\/i>, Government of Canada, Department of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage Information Network, www.virtualmuseum.ca\/edu\/ViewLoitDa.do;jsessionid=6567C79E816212CC0773C6533849593B?method=preview&lang=EN&id=5186.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNoah’s Ark.\u201d Ark Encounter<\/i>, arkencounter.com\/noahs-ark\/.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA Quarterly of Criticism and Review.\u201d Canadian Literature<\/i>, canlit.ca\/article\/reading-notes-for-thomas-kings-green-grass-running-water\/.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Real Robinson Crusoe.\u201d Smithsonian.com<\/i>, Smithsonian Institution, 1 July 2005, www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/the-real-robinson-crusoe-74877644\/.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTurtle Island.\u201d The Canadian Encyclopedia<\/i>, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/turtle-island.<\/p>\n

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