In Sitting Bull's (Hunkpapa) quote, he is referring to his people and the "white man." At first, he indicates that he is a "red man" which can be deciphered as a Native American. He is saying that it is not a destiny for his people to be assimilated to the white kind, as to try to inherent and adapt to their white culture and disowning their own native culture. In addition, it is not necessary for Native Americans to be like the White people. He is stating that they may be poor, but they are free and no white man should control them. He may be indicating that his culture might die out soon, but he has a sense of hope for it to continue forward.
Sitting Bull used specific rhetorical devices into his assertion. Specifically, he uses the rhetorical device known as syntax. He adds long sentences into his assertion, along with the majority of short sentences. He also uses a long periodic wait into a few of his short sentences.These specific sentences have a short statement following along with a reason afterward. For example, "We are poor... but we are free." The result of using this rhetorical device is to show the reader or listener what the main point of his assertion is through short sentences that are clear and visual. It also causes the audience to understand that white people will not control his people.
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