Written by E. Pauline Jonson, this shows the love and betrayal story of a man named Laurence and a woman named Esther. To summarize briefly, Esther is a woman who was suffering homesick and Laurence is a man who love Esther. Esther and Laurence used to love each other and they were about to marry. But this dream was broken all of a sudden by one obstructor; Father Paul who was the one of the protectors of Esther. Eventually, Laurence decided to follow Paul's opinion and give up his love. But Easter accidentally overheard what they were saying and was shocked by their thought. So in the end, the story was ended with Esther killing Laurence.
Actually in this story, it does not mention why Esther killed Laurence clearly. But we can assume that it was because of her sense of betrayal and too much dependence.
First Father paul was a person who took care of Easter kindly and regarded as a venerable teacher to her. But eventually Father Paul told Laurence that she comes from uncertain blood; specifically her blood is bad and bad mixture. Also he doubt her that she might any day break from Laurence to return to her prairies and he buckskins. At this point she might feel a sense of betrayal and be shocked. Moreover her love who was always with her and almost thought about marriage, Laurence, didn't resist to Paul's suggestion. He just conform to him passively saying he will forget her and thanks for bringing him to himself. After considering all of these conversations and her sense of betrayal, her murder can be understandable.
Next, her murder is behind the comprehension with the common belief but it can be explainable because of her overdependence. As years go by, she felt more homesick. She started miss her hometown, and past. In this circumstances, two people, Esther and Father Paul, were the only she could believe and depend on. But when she noticed these staunch supporters are useless, she might be in the state of deep depression. We can notice her belief and disappointment on last two lines of the story; "They account for it by the fact that I am a Redskin. They seem to have forgotten I am a woman". On this phrase, we can notice that she wanted to be treated and regarded as a ordinary person to them.
Considering her overdependence as she was suffering severe homesick and two supporter's betrayal, I could understand her murder.
Hi, I'm Seonghwan from same class. I couldn't believe that you thought all this paragraphs for 20 minutes. I mean you're a good writer. But, It will be better to paraphrase the words and sentences more. Also, It is hard to consent to say Esther killed Laurence due to her overdependence caused by homesickness. Through the love with Laurence, she could forget homesickness for a while. Probably, the feeling of being betrayed was more cruicial reason. So, I think you need to concentrate on the matter of love and betrayal. Overall, you divide the paragraphs well and they are linked well. Thank you for sharing!
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