In Walsh by , our sympathies are shaped by James Walsh's
dilemmashis attempts to align his ethics with the demands of his career;
his interactions with Sitting Bull; his realization that his government is unjust; and, the
devastating knowledge that he can do nothing to save the Sioux chief (who has become his friend)
or his people.
When Walsh enters, he finds farming equipment sent by the
government for the Indians. He is disgusted for he knows these people better than his
superiors:
Indians are not, and will never be,
farmers!
Walsh is responsible for all living in his
territory, and he is frustrated that nothing useful is being sent. We learn that Walsh is an
intelligent, caring man. Much different than the person of General Custer, described in the,
Walsh shows himself to be a man of fair-mindedness. When Mrs. Anderson and Crow Eagle enter,
Mrs. Anderson represents the prevailing attitude of whites with regard to the Indians. Crow
Eagle has taken Mrs. Anderson's...
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