Little Big Man (Western Expansion)

Little Big Man (Western Expansion)

Jack Crabb is the only white survivor of the Battle of Little Big Horn and the centenarian shares his story in this picaresque fable of the Old West.

The story is presented as dying centenarian Jack Crabb recalls several facets of his long and unusual life, including being a gunslinger, homesteader, snake-oil salesman, scout for General George Custer, witness and survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and sidekick to Wild Bill Hickok.

Jack Crabb tells his life experience to a reporter when he was young age of 10, he ia adopted into the Cheyenne tribe and learn the new culture because he was a white guy, he might live with Indian man.

One day the Indian men fight with white guys because the white guys want to expend the country, they kill women and children Indian and the white guy arrest Jack to his country and Mrs Pendrake take care him. By teach him everything about social, dress, especially moral

Then Jack face that Mrs Pendrake makes violates a religious precept. So he disappointed. After Jack go back to Indian culture and get the name is a Little Big Man. He has four wives Indian and child but finally his family dies because the white guys too.

My opinion

This movie show me many things about of the way of life Indians . I know what the house of Indians call(tee pee). I think Old Lodge Skin is a brave a man. he know what will happen and he is very kind man. He love Jack as his son eventhough Jack is not.This movie shows me about love between two people that are different race, language, or the way of life but they can live together with love.

In the movie you can see:

• gunslinger


• homesteader


• snake-oil salesman


• An Army scout


• Native American cultures


• White people
  

And Jack's story is a fantastic one: captured by Indians as a boy, reared as an Indian, shuttling back and forth between the white and Indian worlds. In the process, he befriends everyone from Wild Bill Hickok to George Armstrong Custer and is a gunslinger, a snake-oil salesman, and an Army scout.

Despite its comedic approach, it contains many dramatic moments and a clear social commentary about prejudice and injustice.

My research about historical basis
An historical Little Big Man bears no resemblance to the Hoffman character. The historical Little Big Man is known for his involvement with the capture and possible assassination of Crazy Horse.