something basic like what they did today‚ through other’s words. Some individuals are confident enough to write about themselves and talk freely to the public. In both cases‚ Mary Louise Pratt and John Wideman show these forms of speaking known as “ethnography” and “autoethnography” through their writings. Mary Louise Pratt uses many ideas and terms in her work “Arts of the Contact Zone”.
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Louise Erdrich introduces several generations in the interrelated families living in and around a Chippewa or Ojibwa reservation in North Dakota. Love Medicine is told through the voices of a series of vivid characters‚ mostly Chippewa men and women who are caught up in the emotional tangle of their families’ histories‚ but who struggle to gain some control over their lives. In her uniquely poetic style‚ Erdrich creates an intense vision of a world that is at once violent and tender‚ ugly and lyrical
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8:25-9:50 AM 26 March 2013 “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich Separated by War The short story “The Red Convertible” is told by Lyman Lamartine‚ one of the two main characters in this short story and one of the many characters that are involved in the novels of “Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich. That is why the story is symbolic because it is told from the point of view of a true
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E.B. White’s "Once More to the Lake‚" essay is a reflection upon a family experience he had beside his favorite childhood area. Even though the essay takes places while he is in his older years‚ it focuses more on his childhood state with his father at the same location. White uses a myriad of rhetorical devices in his essay that paints a picture and puts you directly into the story. Not only did White use numerous rhetorical devices‚ but he combined rhetorical methods to bring his past to our present
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Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich has unique elements to it. Motifs like exclusion of external family members‚ wealth‚ and marriage hasn’t been explored in any of the other literature we have read so far. Although‚ Shadow Tag does share themes of family disfunction‚ alcoholism‚ and mental health with the other literature. I thought that the relationship between Irene and Gil was especially interesting. So far in the books that we have read‚ there has not been an abundance of monogamous marriages. Irene
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In Elwyn Brooks White’s essay “Once More to the Lake” we learn about a trip‚ that the author took with his son to a lake in Maine. The lake is very sentimental to White because his father brought him to very same lake as a child. During E. B. White’s trip to the lake with his son‚ he is able to compare and contrast what he sees to experiences from his time at the lake. Some of these experiences led White to believe that he was experiencing events from different family member’s lives. This leads
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ending the crisis. Jeremy Finch was the first to sight Tim Robinson as he was coming down the street. He told the reporter‚ “I could see right away that something was wrong with the dog. I made my sister come home with me to tell Calpurnia.” Jean Louise “Scout” Finch confirmed her brother’s story: “ I thought Jem was being silly‚ there ain’t supposed to be no mad dogs in February.” After the sighting‚ the two children hurried to their home where they told their housekeeper‚ Calpurnia‚ what they had
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Analysis of Woolf’s Kew Gardens Oakland‚ John. “Woolf’s Kew Gardens.” English Studies 68.3 (1987): 264-274 In the article “Virginia Woolf’s Kew Gardens” Oakland is trying to examine a short story that few people took the time to do. He says‚ “It is not an expression of meaningless life but‚ on the contrary‚ reveals a harmonious‚ organic optimism.” (1) Since she chose to make it such a short piece of work‚ it fits perfectly with her style of writing. She doesn’t make the theme the subject matter
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The Round House In the novel The Round House by Louise Erdrich‚ she tells the story of a women who is attacked and the search for justice for her and her family. The story is told from the perspective of the son Joe. It gives us view into how the attack of his mother affects not only her but the entire family. They struggle with their relationships among each other while the father and Joe are in search of finding some type of justice for the mother and themselves. However‚ justice becomes difficult
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We always have fun swimming in the lake. Sorry the other guys couldn’t make it‚ but I need to go my grandpa is taking me fishing this afternoon.” Kenny grabbed the towel and went to the bike. “Yeah‚ guess I’ll go on home‚ it’s not much fun swimming alone‚” Justin mumbled staring at the water. “What’s wrong?” Kenny asked when he noticed his friend looked sad. “I wish I had a grandpa‚ but all mine are dead.” “Yeah‚ well‚ I need to go‚ see you later.” Kenny hooked the towel on the side of his bike
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