Indian Boarding School The Runaways Summary

In her poem “Indian Boarding School: The Runaways,” Louise Erdrich described Indian girls trying to escape the Indian boarding school that may be burdensome for the girls. The poem is narrated by one of the author’s subject who was a Native American girl. To illustrate the fact that her subjects were Indian girls, the author noted, “All runaways wear dresses, long green ones,” (17). In addition, the speaker was telling a story of the act of running away through her dreams that Louise illustrated, “Home’s the place we head for in our sleep.” (1). As stated above, the speaker and on behalf of the other girls were trying to go back home where they