Author, who was born in 1879 and began attending the Hampton Institute in 1892, relates his experiences before, during,and after his time at the residential school.
College English, vol. 65, no. 2, November 2002, pp. 117-141
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Argues that the author used her essays to criticize the school's agenda "civilizing" students and to assert that Native Americans should determine their own educational needs.
Looks at factors which contributed to Pratt's goal of total assimilation of Native Americans into American society, and how he implemented it during his 25-year superintendency of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.