Question

Which theme do both Medicine Grizzly Bear Lake and Zitkala–Sa develop in their writing?
A. The best place for children to learn is within their own communities.
B. Native Americans have been persecuted for many years.
C. Children are often mistreated by those who care for them.
D. Educational systems often ignore cultural differences.

Answer 1

D. ignore cultural differences

Answer 2

The theme that both Medicine Grizzly Bear Lake and Zitkala–Sa developed in their writing is that educational systems often ignore cultural differences. Option D is correct.

Zitkála-Šá also called Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Yankton Dakota Sioux writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist.

She wrote numerous works recounting her struggles with cultural identity and the pull between the majority culture she was educated within and her Dakota Sioux culture into which she was born and raised.