1 Why Zitkala-Sa start crying in the dining hall?
2.Why does author feel 'Spirit tore itself in struggling for its lost freedom,all was useless'?
3.'Now I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder!'Explain

1.The eating by formula of the school was very new for Zitkala Sa and had already made her embarrassed but she knew that it was not the hardest trial in the first day. All these thoughts  made her afraid to venture anything more and finally she broke out in tears.
2.Inspite of the writer's diligent efforts she failed to secure herself from cutting of  long hairs which was considered  an indignity in her community. 
When the cold blades of the scissors were felt by the writer, she succumbed to fight , and hence mentions the surrender as a loss of her spirit.
3.Since from her childhood Zitkala Sa had suffered extreme indignities, from being stared to being tossed about in air by the people. She was also separated from her mother by the prejudice community of America and finally her hairs were cut short like a coward's. This made Zitkala Sa to feel like an animal driven by a herder.
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Why did the author not want her hair to be cut short
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the author did not want her hair to be shingled because she was taught by her mother that in her community only unskilled warriors who had captured and their hair had shingled by enemy. Among their culture, only mourners and cowards had shingled hair
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Zitkala-sa was already feeling uncomfortable in her dress when she entered the dining hall.A small bell was tapped . Thinking that they had to be seated .Zitkala-sa pulled out a chair and sat on it .but everything kept standing.She was getting up when the second bell rang and all were seated . Finally she could not use knife and fork for eating and she started crying because of her embarrassment.....
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Why Zitkala Sa scared in the dining room?
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1) The author was embarrassed because she had sat down to eat at the first bell itself. She was further terrified when she noticed a white faced woman flowering at her. Being a young new entrant she felt out of place and began to cry .
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2) Deprived of the warmth of home the autor find herself restricted by strict discipline and dictatorial regimentation of the school authorities. Her spirit wants to break loose the barriers and win back her freedom , but unfortunately she is helpless owing to her tender age.
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