Crazy Horse and Custer

The Hero Vision - A Spirit Guide Stephen Ambrose, in his dual biography entitled Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors, recounts a vision of young Crazy Horse in which he was given advice by a mysterious warrior that, if followed, would give him a “powerful medicine” of invulnerability against arrow and bullet alike (Ambrose 68). Despite the historically accurate nature of the story, there is very real symbolism found in this …showed first 75 words of 918 total…

…showed last 75 words of 918 total…of a hawk, another familiar element of the Indians, which is undoubtedly associated with death. Although the dream may seem mysterious upon initial contemplation, as the story unfolds, more symbols become clear representations of actual events. The actual interpretation of the dream by Crazy Horse the elder is a turning point in Curly’s life, when, at least in spirit, he crosses the threshold between the life of a boy and that of a man.