The book entitled ‘The Prophet of the Great Smokey Mountains’ is one of the famous works of Mary Noailles Murphy. Written using the pseudonym of Charles Egert Craddock, the book tries to offer insights about the mountain life in Tennessee. One of the notable portrayals of the novel is made through the character of Dorinda Cayce. Her role as the beloved of the main character creates depth and direction as to how Dorinda reacted to the situations happening in the story. Using the qualities of Dorinda, the objective of the paper is to explore commonalities with American identity. Arguably, the embodiment of Dorinda Cayce’s strength of character, independence as a woman, and commitment to family all serve as a significant depiction of the American
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In the novel, there were different indications of her personality as a woman. For instance, her steadfast dedication in protecting her name against the questioning of Sheriff Micajah Greene is a good way to show her ability to take a stand over something she believed in. Murfree in the text provides “Dorinda stood under the jack-bean vines, blossoming purple and white, and watched the men as they silently rode away” (29). Such features in turn connect with the American ideals because of how the people are direct in conveying their ideas to other people. Americans rely on their individual strengths and try to utilize these to their personal advantage. In the story, readers are able to see in various situations how Dorinda is able to stand up and fight for what she believes in. This is specifically relevant and connected to the next feature related to …show more content…
Here, she is always inclined to protect her kin and try her very best to advance their interests. In the conflict that happened with Sheriff Micajah where Dorinda’s brothers are trying to plot ways to kill him, she made an attempt to prevent such incident from happening. Rather than trying to create a violence and challenge the legal system, Dorinda though of ways to try and divert her brothers attention to another issue. This can be seen in the text where Murfree says, “There were the five men at home, all bold, reckless, antagonistic to the law, and at odds with the sheriff” (69). Such depiction clearly illustrates the importance that Dorinda gives to her family. She does not want harm to come to them just because of a local dispute with authority. Arguably, the same can be seen with American values. Specifically, Americans remain to be close to their direct families and develop relationships. The ability then of Dorinda to showcase such trait makes her character resemble the American
In the novel, there were different indications of her personality as a woman. For instance, her steadfast dedication in protecting her name against the questioning of Sheriff Micajah Greene is a good way to show her ability to take a stand over something she believed in. Murfree in the text provides “Dorinda stood under the jack-bean vines, blossoming purple and white, and watched the men as they silently rode away” (29). Such features in turn connect with the American ideals because of how the people are direct in conveying their ideas to other people. Americans rely on their individual strengths and try to utilize these to their personal advantage. In the story, readers are able to see in various situations how Dorinda is able to stand up and fight for what she believes in. This is specifically relevant and connected to the next feature related to …show more content…
Here, she is always inclined to protect her kin and try her very best to advance their interests. In the conflict that happened with Sheriff Micajah where Dorinda’s brothers are trying to plot ways to kill him, she made an attempt to prevent such incident from happening. Rather than trying to create a violence and challenge the legal system, Dorinda though of ways to try and divert her brothers attention to another issue. This can be seen in the text where Murfree says, “There were the five men at home, all bold, reckless, antagonistic to the law, and at odds with the sheriff” (69). Such depiction clearly illustrates the importance that Dorinda gives to her family. She does not want harm to come to them just because of a local dispute with authority. Arguably, the same can be seen with American values. Specifically, Americans remain to be close to their direct families and develop relationships. The ability then of Dorinda to showcase such trait makes her character resemble the American