Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich’s “The Flower” and George Saunders’ the “Tenth of December” are two of the most acclaimed short stories of the early 21st century. Both stories narrate a unique tale while examining a topic that has fascinated all of humanity throughout time: death. In the “Tenth of December,” Don Eber, a protagonist of the story, faces death in two forms: his stepfather’s passing and his personal pursuit of death. Likewise, Mink’s daughter and Wolfred in “The Flower” confront death with the…

that has a wife to go home to is ready to go and does not think about others. In the story The Red Convertible has a theme of when someone is not willing to do things they did when they were younger do not worry about it. “ You want to go on back?(Erdrich page 293)” This right before Henry jumps in the water and takes his life. Lyman was sort of begging Henry to get back in the car and run around like when the boys were younger. Limestone Diner is a novel with a theme of when something has…

Her father was German-American and her mother was a Chippewa Indian. Louise grow up in North Dakota. Her parents taught at a school run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She attended Dartmouth College, and was in the first class of women to attend the school. In the freshmen year she started the Native-American Studies Department…

During a coming of age story, the events that take place often shape the person for the future. This is the same for Joe, who becomes so determined to find his mother’s attacker that the reader can connect it to the fact it is later reviled Joe becomes a lawyer like his father. It is obvious that all the events that take place of that summer mold Joe into wanting to help the weak and defenseless. Joe, an already bright child, pieces together the puzzle better than any police force had so far.…

beautiful and loses all confidence she has of escaping her conditions reveals just how cruel the colonizers are when they try to exhibit their dominance over the young natives. The same dehumanizing thread is held true In The Runaways, by Louise Erdrich. Erdrich describes the humiliating tasks they had to do and clothing runaways…

The Red Convertible by- Louise Erdrich, is a short story about two Indian brothers, Lyman and Henry, who buy a red convertible together. The story starts out with the brothers losing their jobs, and end up buying a convertible together. They spend the summer on a happy road trip, but the story soon turns into a tragedy. In the beginning of the story, the car symbolizes freedom. However, as the story progresses, the symbolism of the car changes. In the end, the car represents the life of the…

Louise Erdrich's story “The Red Convertible” is fraught with symbolism; the water, the car, and the photo highlight the theme of the story. In the story Erdrich uses this Symbolism to show how Henry's participation in the Vietnam War tarnishes his and Lymans relationship in the same manner that Lyman harms the Convertible. Erdrich starts with an explanation of how Lyman and, his brother Henry earned enough money to buy a red convertible that they shared. How is the relationship between the…

Spirituality in The Round House How can a nation be conquered? The Round House, by Louise Erdrich, is a story of American Indians wrapped in oral tradition and mythology that can instruct affirmative action through mysterious parallels to another time. The Ojibwe are among the largest groups of Native Americans-First Nations north of Mexico. They are dependent on roots to provide a foundation for sustainability. However, the Reservation often produces shaky foundations that result from a…

the complete opposite: Dee and Maggie. Dee is very selfish, egocentrics, and vain. As for Maggie, she is level headed, timid, and mellow. These sisters have a nonexistent relationship and could not compare to the story, “ The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich. The two brothers have an amazing connection where they would go on road trips with the car they both purchased together, sharing multiple memories and bonded over their most prized possession. The authors’ goal in “Everyday Use” and “ The…

In the book The Round House by Louise Erdrich, one thing that I really liked was the plot in which the story took place. The novel took place in an Indian reserve in South Dakota on the year of 1988. This plot interests me because, in contrast to Saratoga, it is poor, people are always hungry and the city is still much undeveloped. Plus, it also amuses me how people lived in 1988 were a lot different from cities in the present. Another thing that I appreciated about the novel was the look into…