Read the excerpt from the iroquois constitution. five arrows shall be bound together very strong and each arrow shall represent one nation. as the five arrows are strongly bound this shall symbolize the complete union of the nations. thus are the five nations united completely and enfolded together, united into one head, one body and one mind. therefore they shall labor, legislate and council together for the interest of future generations. dekanawidah compares the five nations confederacy to a bundle of sticks in order to illustrate the many advantages of joining together under one constitution. understanding made between nations stating they would not disagree. organizational structure of the iroquois government. specific way the nations will protect themselves against danger.

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.