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Summary: The Education of Little Tree: Infallibility of Innocence
Review: This book is a work of rich philosophical importance, written, like Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" in the voice of its child narrator. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is a book that sends the mind traipsing back down the avenues of our minds and reliving our own childhoods--particularly those crucial moments when the foundations of our innocence were shaken. Like "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "To Kill a Mockingbird," the Education of Little Tree is a tragically beautiful documentary of a child's process of enlightenment. This book comes highly recommended. Too often, philosophical fiction is emotionless and erudite. Not Little Tree, which is, at every turn, an emotional hayride--and a ride you'll remember for a long time.
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Summary: Social Studies and not Social Science -- A Way of Life
Review: This book is an inspiration to my mind and my heart. I thought that the book was going to be just another boring book that I had to write a critical analysis on, but this book ranks at the very top as far as I am concerned. I was very skeptical about reading a book by Carter because of all of the talk of him being a racist. It took me opening my mind to change and for another reader's comment (16 year-old from Ohio), and my professor Dr. Hedy Richardson to get me to see that the author does not have anything to do with the moral of the story. Dr. Richardson invited our class to view the movie with her and that is one of the moments in my life that I will never forget because I felt a tear or two drop to my face and it was all right because my professor was crying too. I want to thank Carter for a great book, and thank Dr. Hedy Ricahrdson for helping me to see that learning does not only take place in the classroom, but in our everyday lives and those are the most important lessons that will get me where I want to go. This book has definitely help me decide that I want to live "a good life" and not "the good life." If you are wondering what the difference is --come to a small university named Delta State in Cleveland, MS and enroll in Dr. Richardson's class--you will not regret it. Penn State, you definitely have let go of a precious treasure. Your loss is our gain. Thanks again Dr. Richardson for all your help (I am not good with emotional stuff in person as you could tell by the movie).
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Summary: A fine recounting of history and culture
Review: Carter surmises in the beginning of his book that the history for these events are inaccurate. Arguing over the sequence of the events is unimportant. Suffice to say, that the events themselves are accurate, as related in the book.Being raised deep within the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia during the 1970's 1980's and a good part of the 1990's, The Education of Little Tree strikes significant parallels between Carter's childhood and mine. My great Aunt awoke every morning at 5 a.m. to heat up the coal stove and begin cooking breakfast. I helped feed the chickens and perform the chores. Many a nights my great uncle and I "cut loose" the bloodhounds to go 'coon and 'possum hunting. I ran barefoot through my back yard, which consisted of thousands of acres of untamed, wild woods filled with animals, streams and plants. My grandpa kept bulls in the barn, grew corn, tomatoes and other vegetables, while I gathered black walnuts, hickory nuts, chestnuts, berries, polk-sallet, dandy lion greens, mushrooms and other mountain foods. During the holiday season, we collected mistletoe, braided grape vines into wreathes and prepared for the winter snows. Now, sadly, I work as an Internet Technologies drone in Arlington, VA. I now long for the more simple times when we were poorer, but happy. When a person's word was as good as their bond, and kids never felt the need to kill other kids in schools with semi-automatic weapons. And they call us Native Americans savage.
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Summary: My Review for The Education of Little Tree
Review: I Really enjoyed the book,I found it very hard to put it down. A wonderful book! But I also found it very sad,I would have prefered that it end on a happy note rather than a sad note.Forest Carter should of kept the grandparents alive What a way to grow up though. The novel really shows how childern lived from that time. I have the book 5 Times since reading it for the first time. A excellent book which I would recomned to people that I know. I also will be reading more of Forest Carters books.
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Summary: Amazing Story
Review: I thought this book was excellent. I like the way Little Tree thought about things around him. Reading this book made me laugh, cry, and angry. I cried because I remembered my grandpa. Remebering how it feels to lose a love one. I like the way the author made Little Tree feel about nature and understand how everything has a meaning. This book has so much to tell. It's so amazing how some novelist can come up with such an amazing story. Little Tree's parents passed on so he went to live with his grandparentsin the mountains. Then Little Tree started helping his grandpa with all the work that has to be done before winter. After I read the ending, I found myself crying for Little Tree because he is always being left behind. All the people he lovedare gone, but still are there through nature. He understands how it has to be. He has nothing but wonderful memories of them and the mountain. This book made me realize how a child can learn so much while so young. The book didn't have a happy ending, but I would recommend it to all the highschools.
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Summary: My opinion about the novel "The Education of Little Tree
Review: In the novel "The Education of Little Tree."" I enjoyed reading the novel. A few words are hard to understand but you'll get used to it. Perhaps I did not like how the novel ends because all of a sudden everyone starts dying with or without cause. That is the only part I do not like. Nevertheless, it is humurous, sad, and funny. It gave Little Tree a good insight of life on how to survive life and also it taught him how to appreciate nature around him. Little Tree learned many values that everyone one of us should consider learning. The novel gave out a lot of very meaningful quotations that we can picked out and carefully analyse for our own learning. Understand the natives point of view. Consider yourself lucky that you are not in Little Tree's situation. Overall, I enjoyed reading it and I would consider recommending it to anyone who would like to read the novel. Just be aware that the author is not Cherokee so make your own judgment to whether you want to read the novel or not.
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Summary: Why you should read this book...
Review: The Education of Little Tree may not be a work based on facts. It may be true that the author was a member of the KKK. It may be true that this book is not an autobiography and it may be equally true that it does not represent the culture or values of those whom consider themselves Cherokee. However, I still believe that this book stands on it's own merits, not as a factual based book, but as a book which does indeed have many useful truths. The book is beautifully written and it is an inspirational read which accounts for a boy whom receives an education far different from one of the regular school system. His education deals more with the spiritual sense of humanity and the book articulates the message using examples and also through the well-woven narrative. Not reading this book for the very reasons of the negative aura surrounding it's truth is not reading a great book because it contains grammatical errors or profanity. They are irrelevant in the judging of the actual text itself. This is an important book, and it is a good book and the lessons in which it teaches are lessons every human being should learn as part of being human. As grandma says in the book about good spreading, indeed, I hope this book will spread as well.
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Summary: My thoughts on The Education of Little Tree
Review: I enjoyed reading novel The Education of Little Tree, by Forrest Carter. This novel was easy to relate a Aboriginal child going through the same experience as Little Tree. As I started to read this novel I found it difficult to put it down. The most emotional part of the book to me was when Little Tree had to leave his Granma and Granpa to go to the orphanage. As I read this it brought tears to my eyes. While he was at the orphanage he had to be emotionaly disstrough about his lonelness for his Granma and Granpa ,home. He was in a whole new surrounding where everyone was treating him so badly.AS time went by and Little Tree got taken home by his Granpa I felt happy for him. When Little Tree and Granpa arived back home Little Tree was so full of joy it was overwheming for me.I would recomend this book to anyone who would enjoy reading a novel about the life of a Aboriginal child.
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Summary: The Education of Little Tree
Review: This book by Forrest Carter is a very moving story of an orphaned Cherokee boy who is raised by his grandparents after the death of his parents. I especially liked the lessons Little Tree was taught by his grandparents and their gentle methods of helping him discover for himself the truths and wonders of the world around him. In this manner, the child not only gained the knowledge he needed to function in the world but developed a strong sense of self-worth. The "Cherokee Way" taught Little Tree how to withstand life's pressures and endure pain. Nature was appreciated and living creatures were given respect. This way of living is sadly missing in todays world but there are still some who are struggling to maintain the culture, the "Way", and I hope it is never lost completely. Our society could use some teachers like "granpa and granma".
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Summary: Why don't you ask the Cherokees what we think?
Review: What a shame that this book is still being promoted as a"Native American" text and a "true story." Nothingis "Native American" about it, nothing is autobiographical. Please Amazon.com, this book needs to come with a disclaimer..."If you think you are going to get authentic Cherokee history, beliefs, language, philosophies, etc. from this book, please don't waste your money." For all of you who are giving this book a "great" review, and justifying it by saying, "Well, I don't care--it's just such a touching and wonderful message," consider this: What you are really saying is the end justifies the means...how do you think the Cherokee people feel about this? Speaking as a Cherokee, I can tell you most of us think this book is a farce and a degredation to our people. And your continued support of this vile piece of complete hogwash by purchasing it and recommending it as a "must read," is a slap in the face of all Cherokee people. Is that really what you intend?
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