As I finished reading Geronimo and read the Code of Ethics that Joe and Gloria posted, I realized that throughout the novel all the Apache people wanted was to live in peace. I just don't understand why we could not just let the Apaches be. It frustrates me that the "White Eyes" did not fully understand the culture of the Apaches and many people died because of this ignorance. For example, the author speaks of rumors that were told to the Americans about Geronimo. The rumors stated that Geronimo wanted to attack the Americans. Also, Geronimo heard many rumors about the "White Eyes" as well. These rumors created a sense of mistrust between the Americans and the Apaches. I think that each group must have felt unsafe and unsure about what would happen. These two groups could have lived in peace if they would have just known a little more about each other's cultures. It breaks my heart to think that Geronimo and many others wanted to live in peace so badly that they were willing to give up their culture in favor of a strange one that had no relevance to their past lives. It was the only way out that they could see, and I hate that they had to give up so much to live in peace.