Code Talker is about
a Navajo (Native American) who uses his language to help win the war
. It is World War Two and the United States of America is fighting against Japan. Every code the Americans have used to send secret information has been cracked by the Japanese.
What is the main conflict in Code Talker?
The main conflict of the book is
that the white men at boarding school think that the Navajo language was useless
. Ned had to forget about Navajo, and learn English. Later on, the white men changed their opinion on the Navajo. They later developed a secret code to help win the war.
What is the major theme of Code Talker?
Throughout Code Talker, Ned Begay’s story is interwoven with many aspects of what he simply calls “
the Navajo Way
”—basic survival skills, personal empathy, religious beliefs, and coping strategies that prepare him for Marine service, sustain him during World War II, and help him heal afterward.
What happened at the end of Code Talker?
By Chester Nez with Judith Schiess Avila
Chester ends the book by talking about the publication of Code Talker, and
he says that his big hope is that the book will “keep the memory of the code talkers alive.”
(23.4). (Thankfully, by reading Code Talker, you’re doing just that. Well done, Shmooper.)
What is the setting of Code Talker?
Southwest United States
. The landscape of the southwest U.S.—beautiful deserts, arroyos, and a huge blue sky— is central to Code Talker. The Navajo Nation, after all, traces its origins to the southwest, to the area overlapping Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
Most people have heard of the famous
Navajo (or Diné)
code talkers who used their traditional language to transmit secret Allied messages in the Pacific theater of combat during World War II.
The Navajo Code Talkers were successful because
they provided a fast, secure and error-free line of communication by telephone and radio during World War II in the Pacific
. The 29 initial recruits developed an unbreakable code, and they were successfully trained to transmit the code under intense conditions.
How did code talkers show responsibility and courage?
A: Native people have always honored their warriors since before contact.
A warrior’s role was to protect, guard and engage in battle with the enemy when it was needed
. The Code Talkers took on these responsibilities that earned them all the recognition they receive for their bravery and courage.
Who is Ned Begay?
Ned is
a young Navajo man who
is roughly 15 years old when World War II starts. Ned loves his duties and forms close friendships with both Navajo and white marines, including Georgia Boy and Smitty. … He fights in the South Pacific, on Bougainville, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Who is the protagonist of code talker?
Chester Nez
Chester
is not only the narrator of the novel, but he’s also the protagonist.
The Japanese Military
had cracked every code the United States had used through 1942(1). The Marines in charge of communications were getting skittish([1]).
The United States Marine Corps possessed an extraordinary, unbreakable code during World War II: the Navajo language. Utilized in the Pacific theater, the Navajo code talkers
enabled the Marine Corps to coordinate massive operations
, such as the assault on Iwo Jima, without revealing any information to the enemy.
How many Code Talkers were killed in WW2?
On July 26, 2001, the original 29 Code Talkers were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, while the remaining members were awarded the Silver Medal, during a ceremony at the White House. Of the roughly 400 code talkers who served during World War II,
13
were killed in action.
Little Boy
; also Ned’s Navajo name. Awee Yazhi. Little Baby; Ned’s nickname as a baby. You just studied 12 terms!
The one unbreakable code turned out to be a natural language whose phonetic and grammatical structure was so different from the languages familiar to the enemy that it was almost impossible to transcribe much less translate. The unbreakable code was coded Navajo spoken
by native speakers of Navajo
.
How many code talkers are left?
More than 400 qualified Navajo Code Talkers served during WWII and only
four
are still living. Marine Corps Veteran Peter MacDonald (pictured above) is one of those four. He continues to share his story and experience as a Navajo Code Talker.
