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What Does Maria Tallcheif Symbolize In The Osage Firebird

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In “The Osage Firebird” by Sudipta Bardhan, the author discusses the life of Maria Tallcheif and how she overcame many obstacles to do what she loves, dancing. In “A Life Painting Animals” by Diana Childress, the author discusses the obstacles Rosa Bonheur had to overcome to be a successful painter. To me, I think Maria was the more successful. One reason I am not choosing Rosa is because in her time women were not allowed to be certain things, and that is pretty boring because all you read about in stories are about women and their rights. So, I have decided to do something different. Maria was Indian, and most Indian women could not be ballerinas because they don’t fit the criteria. She also had to completely start over and learn the basics again. So like I said in my introductory paragraph, I chose Maria Tallchief as the more successful woman because I feel like Rosa gets more …show more content…

She realized that there was always more work to do. One of her instructors told her that she hadn't properly learned the basics, and she had to completely start over. This did help her realize that no matter how well she danced, she good always do better. “One instructor said that despite her talent, she hadn’t properly learned the basics. ‘He insisted we go back to the beginning,’” she explained. this is found on lines fourteen and fifteen from “The Osage Firebird.” So in conclusion, I have decided that Maria Tallchief is the more successful woman, but this is just my opinion. You might think that Rosa Bonheur is more successful. Although her art is amazing, her story bores me because it’s just like every other story about women out there, and that is where Maria’s story is different. Maria was able to be successful without the weight of women’s rights on her shoulders unlike the other women I've read about. So, in my opinion, Maria is the better

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