I think we often paint people as victims. In that way we make them tragic figures and try to look away from them. Or we make them just one thing, and people are complicated. — Eva Victor Copy Share Image
I think Sacajawea was caught in a series of tragic situations - her kidnapping as a child, her being passed from tribe to tribe, being sold into marriage. However, I never thought of her as a tragic figure. I do… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image