Louise Erdrich

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…

In the interview with Amanda Swimmer she comments on how her people are less and less concerned with community, or as the pan Indian values handout states, “group emphasis rather than individual emphasis. In the first of Swimmer’s two interviews she comments, “And people don’t love each other like they used to way back. They used to help each other… they’d go out and help this person’s that’s got sick… they don’t (know) who’s sick and who’s dying.” She does not seem to have much hope that the…

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term outsider means, “A person who does not belong to a particular circle, community, profession, etc.; a person originating from elsewhere. Also: a person unconnected with a matter; a person lacking special knowledge of a subject,” (OED). This outsider can also also be someone who is a different race or even someone who refuses to conform to the social norm. The term outsider derives from the English language, with its earliest recorded use being…

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is “a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life-threatening experience”. (Department of Veterans Affairs) Tim O’brien and Louise Edrich want to show the psychological and social damaging effects of war as can be seen in Lt. Cross and Henry in "The Things They Carried" and "The Red Convertible". Some of the signs someone who might be suffering from PTSD include flashbacks, nightmares, hypersensitivity among…

Cars have always had a huge impact on Americans and their lives. Americans have the need for speed, the beauty, and the muscle for types of cars. Cars are more than just transportation. They are symbols of who Americans are and what we have done to get there. Like Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, a proclaimed millionaire with all the cars and speed he wants. He loves his cars and they show who this wild man is and what he wants. In the Red Convertible, Henry and Lyman both love the red…

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