Louise Erdrich

coming into fruition in the American government’s policies of termination in the 1950s, The Dawes Act of 1887, and Richard Pratt’s boarding schools in the late nineteenth century. Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Louise Erdrich’s The Roundhouse attempt to dissect the modern Native American reservation…

Survivance in The Round House North Dakota is a sovereignty nightmare. A world so foreign to most Americans, riddled with poverty and the remnants of cultures attacked by the “American way”. The Round House, by Louise Erdrich, paints a picture of life at a Chippewa reservation in the late 1980’s. In this tribe, the members speak Ojibwe in addition to English, which is a part of the Algic language family. The story of The Round House reflects upon modern and past issues in regards to American…

However, for as long as the patriarchy has existed, so have the individuals who choose to stand against it. These people protest this inequity by defying the gender roles of society, and instead deciding to follow their own standards for living. Louise Erdrich’s novel: Tracks, is a story of a Native American Reservation in the 1900s that suffers from the forced presence of white culture in the community. In this story, two narrators named Nanapush and Pauline share their perspectives of the…

forced their cultures and dreams onto the Native Americans, making their old dreams into the American dream. This same kind of oppression is seen in Louis Erdrich’s, “The Red Convertible” where two brothers face the reality of Native American status. Erdrich uses the car to represent the boy’s freedom and independence and also the linking between the car’s condition and Henry’s mentality. Using Lyman as the narrator of the story provided insight on the point of view of Native Americans…

Abdurahman Osman English 1712 Composition 2 Literary Analysis #2 10/12/15 Red Convertible Louise Erdrich’ “Red Convertible” is compelling story of brotherhood between Henry and Lyman and how their relationship changed due to serving his country in the Vietnam War. Red convertible is story full of symbolism and imagery. The theme of the story is the symbolism of the color red, because it shows the relationship the two brothers share whether it’s the car they buy together or henry’s demise with…

not have a say in what happens to them or to their bodies. Rape is an example of the lack of control that women have over themselves and demonstrates how their voices are not being heard. These unequal rights are exhibited in The Round House by Louise Erdrich, when Geraldine is raped her voice is not heard and the man who raped her is able to get away. Women’s voices are also being ignored in today’s society which is shown in recent court rulings when the perpetrator has been able to get away…

For example, in The Leap by Louise Erdrich, the moral of the tale is that great things happen when courage overcomes fear.. In the text, as the daughter is telling the audience what her mom used to tell her, she states, “My mother once said that I’d be amazed at how many things a person can do within the act of falling” (Erdrich 59). This quote shows that even though the narrator’s mom was blind, lost her husband, and had to save…

From the selection the two poems that stood out the most for me were “You Bring Out the Mexican in Me” by Sandra Cisneros, and “A Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich. The poems are extremely personal and eye opening. Using a negative cognition, they show an intimate side of the writer. Creating an attachment between the reader and the author. Both being relatable poems, whoever is reading is also further impacted by the words since they can picture themselves in a certain situation. Causing a…

This is my first time I took some literature class and it was a wonderful experience to read all these literature and thematic chapters. I enjoy going through all stories, plays, dramas, essays and poems. I am still planning to go through some more literatures in the book even after the end of this semester. It is really hard to tell which part of the literature I like the most but if I had to chose one, I would choose the poems. It is because the poems are like liquid, which can be shaped in…

Falling into Grey In both “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin and “The Red Convertible” by Junot Diaz the authors accurately depict two men who have suffered through many conflicts and painful experiences. The issues both Sonny and Victor face trigger painful thoughts and leave them craving a way to escape; sadly the easiest way to escape is through finding something that will block out the rest of the world by constantly forcing their attention. For Sonny, the easy access and use of drugs was…