The Lakota Way Analysis

86% on paperrater In the novel “The Lakota Way”, written by historian, writer, teacher, craftsman, administrator, actor, and public speaker, Joseph M. Marshall III, is a story about the ways of the Lakotas. Within the book, there was twelve core qualities taught, such as; bravery, fortitude, generosity, wisdom, respect, honor, perseverance, love, humility, sacrifice, truth, and compassion. Of these twelve qualities, I feel as though sacrifice, bravery, and wisdom are the uttermost powerful admonitions to learn from this book. From this book the reader learns the way of life and what a vast amount of the Native American people lived by. Consequently, these qualities were an immense part of how the people taught their children and what the children fabricated their lives around. First, one of the twelve traits that spoke out in the book, was sacrifice. In my life, I have learned an abundance about what sacrifice means. For example, when Red Shawl went out with her baby, she learned that you need to be careful of what you are willing to sacrifice. Due to this, if you are unaware of what you could lose in the process. With this, I can relate, throughout my life I have been put to the challenge of whether or not to sacrifice it all, or to push past the tough times. Also bravery was another quality that caught my eye …show more content…
For example, the grandson in, “A Lesson from the Gully” learned an important lesson about wisdom when he was caught in the Gully. From this the boy learned that you should know what to do with what you know, how to do it, and when to do it. I for one, have often found myself with this same question, “What is knowledge and wisdom?” In the words of Joseph Marshall III, “Knowledge is the basis for wisdom, but it is not a guarantee that wisdom will follow. Wisdom is knowing what to do and say, or what not to do or say.” With this I obtained a lesson such as the boy from the