Grandma Moses

It is often said that perception is reality. In Louise Erdrich’s novel, “Love Medicine,” this is not entirely the case. Lipsha Morrissey is a young man adopted by whom he calls his “Grandma” Marie Kapshaw. Marie in all appearances is what some would call “super-mom.” Tending to the needs of everyone around her, with the perception of a domestic goddess, most women aspire to be, with her strength clearly displayed. Lipsha’s real grandmother, Lulu, on the other hand, appeared to be…

Throughout class we have discussed the changes that occur throughout adolescence. Some of these changes are natural while others occur by choices made by the adolescent. One topic that was thoroughly discussed in class was that of teen pregnancy. To gather a better understanding of what could occur during teen pregnancy I watched an episode of the MTV show “16 and Pregnant.” The episode I decided to watch was called “Millina.” The episode follows a 17 year old girl named Millina from Harrison…

Many times in adulthood I woud try and forget some of the miserable pictures saved in my brain, but that is a whole task on its own. There were many atrocities with my siblings and mom, but I will wait for them to talk about it in due time. I see another picture in my mind; a picture of us; 4 siblings sitting in front of a closed cream colored door. Banging with tiny fists on the door. Now we are little not yet of school age. We are crying hysterical whilst our parents are arguing and…

don't recall this but my dad has told me a few times and how much it meant to him that I tried to help. Mostly I remember when my grandma died. We were really close to her. So was are caregiver when my parents were away and we have grown up knowing that she was always there. We call her Bubba. She didn't live far from us and we saw her…

beginnings seems broken. After it is born, Uncle John is asked to bury it, but instead he sends it down the river, saying, “Go down an’ tell ‘em. Go down in the street and rot an’ tell ‘em that way. That’s the way you can talk” (448). This action resembles Moses being sent down the river to escape the killing of all Hebrew boys and therefore fulfilling his legacy of leading the Hebrews out of slavery in the…

Robinson's case. Francis even goes as far to tell Scout that, "Grandma says it's bad enough he [Atticus] lets you all [Jem and Scout] run wild, but now he's turned out a n*****r lover we'll never be able to walk the streets of Macomb ever agin (sic). He's ruinin' the family, that's what he's doin." (Lee, 110) For Francis to talk about Atticus like that in front of his own daughter, takes some serious cojones. It shows how Francis growing up with Grandma has put a belief in him that n*****rs are…

shows a bit of foreshadowing put into place by the author. The Joads send the dead baby in a crate down the river. This is where the author applies a biblical connection. The sending of the baby down the river is a reference to the sending of baby Moses down the Nile river. After floating down the river, the baby and the crate sink, and that's the end of that. Now, the flooding has…

was tears in Zoon’s eyes as he drove away from Cherry. Pa Zoon finished his trade as a Fitter and turner at Shabani mine. From there he went back to Johannesburg where found another mining job. Zoon met Bessie in Johannesburg. They got married and Moses was born when Ma Bessie was in her 19th summer. Pa Zoon has a gapping whole in his heart of pain and hurt, he was never able to escape the trauma of the past and find peace. Every now and then he was met with the diffyculties of life and then…