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By

Meitong

Zhu

Literary Techniques

  • Hyperbole
  • Foreshadowing
  • Irony

"I felt cold and hot at the same time as I recognized the man. "

Setting

  • Most of the Medicine Bag takes place in Martin's house/neighborhood in Iowa.
  • The last paragraph takes place in the Rosebud reservation, in South Dakota. Martin goes there to put a piece of sacred sage into his medicine bag.

Plotline

Climax

  • Martin is told that he will be given the medicine bag

  • His great-grandfather tells him about the history of the medicine bag

Falling Action

Rising Action

  • Martin's grandfather gives him the medicine bag

  • Martin's great-grandfather appears on his street

  • Martin learns how and why he got there

  • Martin's friends all gather around to see his great-grandpa

"He placed the soft leather bag in my right hand and closed my other hand over it."

Exposition

Resolution

  • We learn that Martin's family is Sioux
  • We get introduced to the characters
  • Setting, as well as points of view are introduced
  • Martin puts the sacred sage in his medicine bag

"My kid sister Cheryl and I always bragged about our Sioux grandpa, Joe Iron Shell."

Theme

The themes in the Medicine Bag are:

Stereotyping

Cultural Assimilation

Characters

" 'It would not be right to wear it in this time and place, where no one will understand.' "

The characters in the Medicine Bag are:

  • Martin, the protagonist of the story
  • Cheryl, his sister
  • Joe Iron Shell, his great-grandfather
  • his mother, Marie (last name unknown)
  • His friends (briefly mentioned)
  • His Iron Shell, his great-grandfather's father (briefly mentioned)

The Medicine Bag

By Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

Martin and his sister, Cheryl, are Sioux through their great-grandfather. However, while he enjoys showing off his culture's artifacts, Martin is not especially proud of his Native American heritage. All this is changed when his grandfather arrives on his street one day, to inform Martin that he would soon recieve the "medicine bag".

The Medicine Bag

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