I read “Killing of Crazy Horse”, “Crazy Horse” have a basic understanding of him from his biography. From my viewpoint, Crazy Horse was remembered a great leader in battle and had a few great victories in his warrior life. Unfortunately, he was killed for disobeying commander’s order. I think that’s not the cause of his death. From his personal life, he is a quiet, shy and lonely person. His had three wives through his life showed that he was not a happy person. During his boyhood, two incidents taught him that white people were not to be trusted. as a leader, he took very good care of his soldiers and protected them. But he did not build a good relationship with people in higher position. I think his unsuccessful political life and the shortcomings of his personality caused his death.
Hui,
I agree with you that Crazy Horse wasn't a happy person, since he had three wives. This puts a damper on his life. His political life wasn't much better, since he didn't trust white people. I think Crazy Horse placed death upon himself, due to his decisions. He was a great warrior, and did what is right for his people, but still he didn't look at the whole picture, and created conflicts. Instead of fighting with one another, he should have made peace with the enemy.
-Nabila
Posted by: NabilaUddin at October 21, 2004 07:23 AM