Little Big Man | Topics for Discussion & Projects

Little Big Man Topics for Discussion

Compare and contrast primitive Cheyenne society to White society of the nineteenth century.

How can modern society strive to last as long, or longer than primitive society?

What features of Jack's story are believable? What parts might be tale spinning?

Describe Jack's relationship with Old Lodge Skins. What does Old Lodge Skins do for Jack?

Why does Jack still love Mrs. Pendrake?

Identify where the Man of Letters, Ralph Fielding Snell, takes liberties with Jack's story, such as word choice and sentence structure. Use Jack's letter to him in the foreword as a sample of Jack's style.

What significance does Old Lodge Skin's death have?

What was the official U.S. government's policy toward Native Americans in the period this novel covers? Did the policy change, and if so, how did it change?

What makes Jack a sympathetic figure?

Compare and contrast the screenplay for the 1970 Dustin Hoffman movie, Little...
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