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The Medicine Bag
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
The story, “The Medicine Bag,” is told from the point of view of Martin, a young, half-Lakota boy, who learns from his grandfather the importance of a sacred tradition. His grandfather gives Martin a medicine bag that he had received from his own father, Iron Shell. From the grandfather’s tale of his own father’s story, Martin learns something about his Lakota people and something about himself. He learns to value tradition.
Retelling a story from a different point of view is like creating a new version of the original story. When the story is told from a different character’s point of view, the importance of certain plot elements or even the theme of the story may change. This type of retelling allows the reader to reconsider the theme of the story and rethink the importance of all the original fictional elements.
Directions: Retell the story “The Medicine Bag” from the grandfather’s point of view. Adopt the “I” point of view for Grandpa. Use the following chart to plan for your retelling. Analyze important parts of the original story and write how the important parts would change based on Grandpa’s point of view. Some parts are completed for you to help you in your thinking.
|Narrative Elements from Martin’s Point of View |Narrative Elements from Grandpa’s Point of View |
|Setting: Iowa college town |Setting: |
|Character: Martin as “I” point of view |Character: Grandpa as “I” point of view |
|Plot Events: |Plot Events: |
|1. Martin is embarrassed. |1. Grandpa endures the embarrassment of the dogs nipping |
|2. |2. |
|3. |3. Grandpa tells Martin about Iron Shell. |
|4. |4. |
|Meaning of original story: |Meaning of retelling from different point of view: |
|Martin learns an important lesson and tradition from his | |
|heritage | |
|Insights gained from telling story from different point of view: |
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