This week as you all know, we finished the movie The West. In the movie, there was a segment about Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Shows. The show traveled all over the world and showed what the Western United States was like. Of course there was a couple over exaggerations like how Buffalo Bill would always come and save the day or how wicked the Natives really were. But in the end it was a great show for the whole family. The grand finale of the show was called Custer’s death, where they showed how General George Custer was attacked and killed by Native Americans.
Many times, Custer’s widow was in the crowd watching as the reenactment of her husband's death was portrayed right in front of her eyes. Every time she saw the show she always commented that it was very lifelike, and she always came to see it when it came to town. In my opinion, this reaction to a loved one dying is very ironic and rather odd.
My question to you is what would be your reaction if you saw the reenactment of the death of a loved one in your family being shown to you directly in front of your eyes and on a stage?
Sam
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If there were to be a reenactment of a family member's seath presented to me, i would be very upset. Never would i ever want to relive such a terrible moment. I think that even at the time when war was more common, it was still a little outrageous that Custer's own wife watched it and enjoyed it. I know for sure that i would never have the reaction she did and if i ever did have to see such a horrible thing i would pray that it be the last and try to forget it. Those types of emotional things tend to stay with me for a long time, and i would prefer not to experience that at all.
Jordan H
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