She thinks the correct answer is that the deer are hurrying to get across the cold creek. His teacher holds up a picture of deer and asks what is happening in the picture.
However, once Little Tree is beaten at the orphanage for telling the truth. At the school, he already knows the math that is being taught. Little Tree also knows that Willow John is watching the Dog Star. He believes that Granpa and Granma use the Dog Star to tell him what is happening to them, and he uses the Dog Star to send them the message that he wants to go home. Little Tree believes that the Dog Star can communicate messages between himself and Granpa and Granma. Little Tree watches the Dog Star at night, because he knows that Granpa and Granma are also watching the Dog Star. What role does the Dog Star play in this chapter? On the other hand, Little Tree wants to be an Indian. When he grows up, he wants to “rob banks and orphanages” (189). After the visitors reject him, Wilburn pees on his bed (188). When visitors arrive to look at and possibly adopt the children, Wilburn hides his clubfoot behind his other foot. Wilburn desperately wants to be adopted, although he says that he doesn’t care about being adopted. Wilburn doesn’t know that Little Tree talks to the trees. When he arrives at the orphanage, he believes that the trees have been told that he was coming. Little Tree believes that trees communicate with each other. There is a sense of communion with and communicating with nature. Little Tree’s religion is different from Christianity. Wilburn doesn’t play with the other children Wilburn can’t run, and his personality may prevent him from becoming friends with most other children. Because of it, perhaps, Wilburn will not be adopted (children with handicaps find it harder to be adopted). (“Wilburn” is an interesting name - Wilburn may burn in hell, or he may burn down the orphanage someday.) Wilburn has a clubfoot.
We can contrast the way Wilburn is brought up to the way Little Tree has been brought up. In addition, although times are hard, the Reverend does not sharpen his pencil in a thrifty way. Therefore, Little Tree doesn’t have to go to church, but if he does, he must be silent. Also, the Reverend interprets the Bible as saying that bastards can’t be saved. According to the Reverend, what the Cherokees did doesn’t count (185). In addition, the Reverend calls Little Tree a bastard, although we know that his parents were married in a Cherokee ceremony. The Reverend expects Little Tree to be silent unless he is asked a question, and the Reverend criticizes Little Tree when he does not obey his orders. The Reverend who runs the orphanage is not a good man. As always, organized religion comes under criticism in this book (as does government). Little Tree rides the bus to the orphanage, which is run by a minister. In this chapter, we learn about Little Tree’s life in the orphanage.
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