"Scarlet's Walk" is an example of music today that analyzes America, its politics, history, and people. It focuses mostly on the treatment of repressed minorities by the American government throughout America's short history. Most significantly, the album focuses around the plights of the Native American people, a subject that only recently has gained attention in schools. However, when it is talked about in schools, it is almost always misconstrued and clouded to show Americans as the "good guys" and Native Americans as the "bad guys." This album is constructed as a sonic novel of sorts. The songs function almost like chapters painting a picture of the United States' past, present, and possible future. Whether concerning Native Americans, homosexuals, or other repressed peoples, Amos tells the story from seemingly every angle. Sometimes the subject matter gets very dark, but Amos portrays the country the way she sees it, the good and the bad. This "novel" is told from the perspective of a character named Scarlet, whom Amos refers to as her alter ego. Like Amos, Scarlet is a descendent of the Cherokee people, hence the incredible emphasis on Native American history throughout the story. Scarlet is on a post September eleventh road trip, and each of the songs details certain parts of her journey. Along her way, she meets many different people, visits sacred Indian lands, and begins to question what she believes in. A tour de force from start to finish, "Scarlet's Walk" is an unsettling yet empowering journey through the American history not taught in schools. Some highlights include the first single, "a sorta fairytale," the second single and best song on the album, "Taxi Ride," the September 11th-themed "I can't see New York," "Scarlet's Walk," and the heart-breaking "gold dust." This version of the album contains a bonus DVD with videos for "a sorta fairytale" (though not the promotional clip shown on MTV & VH1) and "gold dust" that show behind-the-scenes footage of Amos at various road-stops during the photo-shoot for the album; you have the option to listen to her commentary on those songs and the project itself, or just sit back and watch the images and listen to the music. There is also a photo gallery with the song "Taxi Ride" as the backdrop. Also included in this set is a map of Scarlet's journey through America with the song lyrics on the back, a sheet of Scarlet-inspired stickers, and a charm (it could be anything ranging from a metal seal to a plastic frog - there's no telling what goody you'll end up with).