Louise Erdrich

reservation lines. Reservations for the most part, govern themselves like a state governs itself under the federal government. Additionally, not many people are aware of the injustices that Native Americans suffer every day due to these variations. In Louise Erdrich’s The Round House, injustices for crimes committed on reservations, specifically rape, is a prominent theme seen throughout the novel. Applying Dasenbrock’s concept of intelligibility to the novel, readers obtain a more meaningful…

experience post-traumatic stress disorder. People with this mental health issue have a hard time coping with a terrifying event and can lead to personality changes, isolation, and the risk of developing suicidal tendencies. This was illustrated in Louise Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible.” Signs of PTSD can usually be detected right away, but there are cases where it may take more time for the victims to even notice they are suffering from the disorder. The second Henry came home from being…

“captivity” by Louise Erdrich and “Narrative of the life of Mary Jemison” by James E.Seaver demonstrated the complexity of cultures colliding by the two very different raised individuals. Being forced into learning the life of an average Native American. At this time Natives and Europeans have different cultural backgrounds and views of religion. As shown in the poem “Captivity“ were she says “...trees flung down their sharpened lashes. He did not notice god's wrath.” Since Louise was raised…

“Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin and “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich are two very different stories with differing themes, settings, characters, and summaries, however much of the symbolism that is portrayed through the two can be connected. While “Sonny’s Blues” discusses the struggles between a heroin user, Sonny, and his brother, “The Red Convertible” is a story about the shaky relationship between brothers Lyman and Henry. The obvious connection that is made relates to both sets of…

Character and Point of View in “The Red Convertible” “The Red Convertible” is a short story by Louis Erdrich, in which two native American brothers named Marty and Henry decide to buy a red convertible Oldsmobile together. The two brothers spend much of the summer travelling around together in the car until the older brother, Stephan, is deployed to Vietnam. When Stephan returns, he is not the same and Marty tries desperately to recover their past relationship. The round, static, perseverant…

In the stories “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, and “The Struggle to be an All American Girl” by Elizabeth Wong, and the poem “Indian Boarding School: The Runaways” by Louise Erdrich, each of the writers focus on the positive and negative aspects of education. While part of the setting for Louise Erdrich’s poem and Elizabeth Wong’s story take place inside an actual school, the setting for Toni Cade Bambara’s story doesn’t take place inside a school; however, for all three stories, the…

depending on their attributes as a person. This often means that the value of one’s self is either uplifted or destroyed when one chooses an occupation. Through the voices in “Blackberries” by Yusef Komunyakaa, “The Lady in the Pink Mustang” by Louise Erdrich, and “The Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy, the reader is able to view how jobs affect the self-image of the worker. The small boy in “Blackberries” brings to life his job of picking berries by using vivid imagery. He seems to be content…

Louise Erdrich’s novel, Love Medicine is a fusion of Catholicism and Ojibwe beliefs. Both played a central role in the life of the author. The status of Catholicism is apparent, nevertheless, she possesses first-hand knowledge of Ojibwe culture as a recognized member of the tribe. As a product of an interracial partnership, Erdrich embraces and respects both cultures, accordingly, this can also be said about many of the main characters. Having done some research on the author’s background, I…

Historical Fiction: Chickadee I have chosen the novel Chickadee by Louise Erdrich for the exploration assignment to address what the historical novel is able to accomplish that a conventional text of the same subject could not. Chickadee is the continuation of a story and fourth book in a series by Erdrich that began with the novel The Birchbark House that introduced a seven-year-old Ojibwe girl named Omakayas. Chickadee takes place in mid-1800 Minnesota and picks up the story with Omakayas…

Edgar Allen Poe and The Leap by Louise Erdrich, both events happen. These stories, in addition to having exciting and overall interesting plots, have many great examples of literary elements such as foreshadowing and dramatic irony that make them even more interesting. They also have great examples of diction, images, details, language, and sentence structure (DIDLS). These elements make it obvious which story is better…