Summary:This story focuses in the legend of a Native American girl named She Who Lives Alone. She Who Lives Alone lives among a tribe of natives whose homeland faces destruction due to a lack of rainfall. She Who Lives Alone is the only one who comes up with a plan, she sacrifices her only and most prized possession to save her people. Legend states that bluebonnets grace the fields each spring to honor her memory and sacrifice.
Evaluative Criteria:
Visual Element: Color
In The Legend of the Bluebonnet, color helps to communicate the tone and feeling of the story. The author does an amazing job of using colors to capture the scenes that takes place. For example, varying shades of browns and yellows were used to show the experience of drought and famine. Eventually we begin to see more vivid colors such as the deep, dark blue of the night sky, the green of the hills, and eventually the field of bluebonnets at the end.
Cultural Markers
The
Legend of the Bluebonnet is a retold tale based on Comanche Indian lore. The
Native American culture of the Comanche tribe is depicted through its
illustrations, such as the markings on the “tipi”, the clothing/style of dress
of the characters, and the facial features of the tribe. The little girl’s name
She-Who-Is-Alone and the reference of the shaman, Great Spirits, and connection
to Mother Earth shows the overall cultural aspect that can be viewed in this
book.
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