Ignorance

In the book, ‘When Legends Die’, there is a boy named Thomas, and he does not know anything about the new ways. At first he is very ignorant, and for Thomas it is very bliss because he can live in peace in the old ways of his ancestors. His parents sheltered him from the outside world they wanted him to learn and practice the old ways of their ancestors. So he was very ignorant especially when his parents die when he was at the age of eleven. They could not provide for him any more so he did everything himself. But eventually he had to go back to the reservation to get supplies.

Then Blue Elk ends up going to Bald Mountain to fetch the boy so that he can learn of the new ways. For him being ignorant it sucked because they can jip him out of things and get him to do things easily especially the translators.

He does end up going to school, but forcefully, and he is held at the school against his own will. No he does not find happiness because he can not see his brother; his brother is a bear and he ends up being forced to forget the old ways. At his time of era the education was important because you needed things from the white men but it would be hard to communicate and you end up being taken advantage of. For Thomas it destroys a part of him because he is forced to forget those old ways.

Jake