The Indian as the "noble savage" is an age-old concept used by many writers, ranging from Cooper's Leather Stocking Tales to modern Westerns such as Dorothy Johnson's "The Lost Sister." The eighteenth century saw the American native as a person living in a state of innocence, in a natural paradise unspoiled by civilization. Unfortunately, the European world often destroyed this paradise. Scott O'Dell uses this theme when he describes the happy, productive life of Bright Morning and her people in the Canyon.....
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