Rites Of Passage In 'Ritual And The Medicine Bag'

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All cultures have their rites of passage, where children become adolescents, there are two experiences that will be compared, “The Medicine Bag” and Apache Girl Preparedness For A Coming-of-Age “Ritual” . The differences in these two rites of passage aren’t huge but there are small differences that make a big differences. However, the circumstances and narrators are quite similar except for some traditions and characteristics.
When you look at the stories they are actually quite similar. For example, Martin and Dachina both belong to Native American tribes. They are also both “children” becoming adolescents and being accepted into their culture. As in these cultures children must prove themselves to their tribe that they are worthy of being
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