The red jacket offers a very comprehensive account for the
red Indians view about the missionary request. The red jacket explains the Indians
point of view. The Indians were the native people of the continent America. When
the white people came fleeing from their oppressors, the Indians gave them shelter, food and
safety of their warriors. But when the white people grew in numbers and
strength, they took the land and country and resources of the native Indians. This
attitude of the white people grew the Indians weary of the white folks and
became skeptical. And when the missionary came with the preaching, the said its
just another ploy to infiltrate our religious lives now.
In the sonnet the speaker is talking about how the audience can see him approaching death. The first thing the speaker says that can be seen are the trademarks of Fall - the leaves changing and dropping and the weather turning cold. The second thing the speaker says that can be seen is twilight. Symbolically the twilight of someone's life is the time before they die. In him the audience can see the day fading and darkness approaching. The last thing the speaker says can be seen is a fire still glowing. He reflects on the fire of his youth which burned bright and strong but is not fading like glowing embers turn to ash.
