In Doris's story Gideon saves Teddy’s life and when he does this it is a miracle because this medicine he uses is not available to everyone. In the story Teddy is spat in the face by a snake with venom and Teddy’s eyes begin to swell. Gideon goes out and gets a plants roots and chews them up and spits them into his eyes and saves Teddy. Gideon told Teddy's mother” His Eyes will get better” after he finishes using the medicine. Gedion is a servant that gets paid poorly and when a doctor comes to collect the plant to make medicine, Gideon refuses to tell him where it is. Gideon is not treated equally and when scientist show up because he is a servant he is expected to tell them exactly where the plant is because them have more power and have a …show more content…
The message that Gideon is first very aware of is that the whites do not think of them as equal until they can provide something that they can not do themselves. The next message is that Gideon will not sell his heritage to a white man that does not even believe him about the root. In the end Gideon does not hold a grudge against the Farquars because of the the love he has for them and Teddy. All of the messages helped him make such an important