Surrender. | Assertion Analysis #6

Chief Joseph; leader of a Pacific Northwestern tribe. 1877: the white people headed west and the Indians in the Pacific Northwest were now in danger. With the white people closing in, Chief Joseph was at a loss of things to do. Sorrowful and emotionally-packed, Chief Joseph surrenedured, putting an end to the fighting.

In his speech, Chief Joseph goes on to discuss his reasonings for ending this fight. Aside from being tired of fighting, he goes into how many of his people he has lost or will lose. Stating, "My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food.” Ending his statement, Chief Joseph goes onto say, "I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more". Finalizing his surrender to the white people.

Chief Joseph's tone and depressing imagery conveys his message to the audience. Throughout the speech, his tone, though sad, is also very calm, with no melodramatic outbursts in his statement. Showing a type of ease or neutrality in his sadness. Chief Joseph uses imagery in describing sick people and dead chiefs to present this feeling of sadness to the audience. With his use of imagery and tone, he was able to make his point clear.

Chief Joseph's surrender was depressing to say the least, with his tone and imagery emphasizing that. This speech evokes a strong pathological response, and is only one of many Chief’s hard surrenders in a history that we know nothing about.