Essay Archive - The Light In The Forest: Analysis
The Light In The Forest: Analysis
Conrad Richter presents a historic fictional work describing the
colonial frontier in The Light in the Forest. True Son, born as John Butler,
was captured by the Lenni Lenape Indians at the age of four. He was adopted by
them and raised as the son of their chief, Cuyloga. He became a part of the
Indian culture. Later the Indians made a treaty with the whites and all white
captives were to be returned to their people, including 15-year-old True Son.
However, True Son had learned to hate the white men and their w....
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