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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
How did Zitkala-Sa try to save her long hair?
उत्तर
When Zitkala-Sa heard that her hair was going to be cut, she ran away to a big room with three white beds and curtains. She got under a bed and hid in a dark spot. Even though she was called, she wouldn't come out. Even though Zitkala-Sa cried and tried to stop her mother and the other women from cutting her hair, they did it anyway.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Both Bama and Zitkala-Sa face difficult situations in their lives.
Describe how they face these situations.
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It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. Do you agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children?
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Answer the following question in about 120-150 words.
A grown up Zitkala-Sa, reflects on the incident about cutting of her long hair and is conflicted that she did not do enough to resist and surrendered easily. She also wonders if she could have tried something else to prevent the incident.
As the grown-up Zitkala-Sa, create a diary entry, expressing these thoughts and conclude by absolving yourself of any blame.
You may begin like this:
I find myself reflecting on an event that happened many years ago…
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What did Judewin tell the narrator? What was the effect?
