Chapter 5

Posted On February 27, 2007

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     In chapter 5, General Alison wrote a letter to Mercedes to let her know the girl, Cahy, is well  in the Seven Cavalry. Here, everyone treated her like her mother because the Seven Cavalry has never had a child of its very own befre.  They eduacated her with grave and formal military ceremnities. She can learn many things which she has never learned it before. She became a great rider because she has a great teacher, Buffalo Bill. The horse taught several ways to break her nect and how to protect it. Although the Seven Cavalry is a wild frontier, Mercedes do not worry about Cathy. As Mercedes say, Cathy let his heart younger.

     One of the people, Dorcas, think that Cathy is twins which is girl-twin and boy-twin. He agree this point completely. When she is gentle and sweet, and love dolls, that is girl-twin. In other word, when she loves boy-plays, and drums and fiftes and soldiering, and rough-riding, that is boy-twin. Especially when she has a bad mood, her eyes look like a boy. This chapter took some examples to proof that she is not only one child.  Moreover, she got her finger mashed open two weeks ago. Even though her face become pale with the pain, she did not said any word. She is a pretty bravery girl. On the other hand, General Alison can not refute her when she asks him to do something. She makes him to do anything she wants to . He already psomised Cathy to take her to Mercedes for along visit when the War Office retires him.

     When I just finished this chapter, I think that Cathy is a lucky girl. Although she is a orphan, she is cared by everyone. She is not like other orphans. In the real society, there are many orphans who are lack of care. It is very sympathy.

2 Responses to “Chapter 5”

  1. James Knaack

    Interesting; I wonder if Cathy being viewed as a boy or a girl depending on her actions reflects the sexist views of the characters, or if her actions reflect the author’s opposition to the idea that girls must act one way and boys another, or if it means neither, and I am reading too much into it.

    James

  2. shihweihsiao

    ya, you got the idea. It is very intereting, right? We image someone like a boy and a girl. You can get more about this child in last chapter. Thank you for your reading.

    Shihwei

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