he attempts to intimidate his lucky bride with the first rule of the Ark, which is, "Thou Shall Have Big Breasts.” This Christian world is anything but safe for Changing Woman, or any woman for that matter. But Changing Woman is not frightened, she knows she is an Indian woman and does not have to submit to these Christian demands. “We’ve got to get rid of these rules,” she says. For the next month, Noah chases Changing Woman around the canoe trying to have his way with her, but he is never able to catch her. This is the second time a male is illustrated as the pathetic half of the human race. First was Ahdamn with his foolishness in naming animals and his degrading name, sigh “Aw, damn,” now it is Noah with his lack of sexual hormonal control or dominion over First Woman, who in his eyes should be in submission to his every command. Even his description is that of a weaker being, “said the little man.” When the ark finally reaches an island, Noah continues to chase Changing Woman until exhausts and frustrated, he angers and says, "This is a Christian ship, I am a Christian man. This is a Christian journey. And if you can't follow our Christian rules, then you're not wanted on this voyage!" (King, 125). Although this might be a distortion of the true Christian principle, it is not surprising that Indian’s would gain this opinion of Christians, after all, when Early European Settlers came to this land, Indians were given that very ultimatum. “If you can’t follow Christian rules, we’re going to kill you.” Changing Woman is discarded as a bad wife, or a savage Indian and Noah’s Ark leaves without her.These Biblical/Indian stories of our beginnings slowly turn into our modern world where female equality is still being battled between the two religions and society. The third example of women supremacy and male’s pathetic state is found in ...
