Question

You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. I am much grieved, for I expected, if I did not defeat you, to hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before I surrendered. I tried hard to bring you into ambush, but your last general understands Indian fighting. The first one was not so wise. When I saw that I could not beat you by Indian fighting, I determined to rush on you, and fight you face to face. I fought hard. But your guns were well aimed. The bullets flew like birds in the air, and whizzed by our ears like the wind through the trees in the winter. My warriors fell around me; it began to look dismal. I saw my evil day at hand. The sun rose dim on us in the morning, and at night it sunk in a dark cloud, and looked like a ball of fire. That was the last sun that shone on Black Hawk. His heart is dead, and no longer beats quick in his bosom. He is now a prisoner to the white men; they will do with him as they wish. But he can stand torture, and is not afraid of death. He is no coward. Black Hawk is an Indian. Where does the point of view shift in the first paragraph of this passage?

Answer 1

The shift in point of view in the passage occurs when Black Hawk transitions from discussing the battle to reflecting on his personal fate after defeat.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage provided is from Black Hawk's surrender speech, a historical document, which expresses the perspective of a Native American leader after defeat. In the passage, there is a shift from a broader narrative to a personal reflection when Black Hawk states, "That was the last sun that shone on Black Hawk." In this statement, he transitions from discussing the events of battle to a more introspective and emotional account of his own feelings and fate as a defeated leader.

Answer 2

He is now a prissoner to the white men; but he can stand torture, and si not afraid of death. He is no coward. Black Hawk is an indian.

Step-by-step explanation:

The point of view changes when they talked about loosing the battle and shift into a the image of the Black Hawk, who is an animal, and it is not afraid of death as the indians were. He is the symbol of a trasendent state by in wich being a prisoner of white men doesn't frightened him, he is no coward.