culture. The community way of life is damaged. Nanapush alludes about the destructions “I heard the groan and crack‚ felt the ground tremble as each tree slammed earth. I weakened into an old man as one oak went down‚ another and another was lost” (Erdrich 2004: 9). Thus the members of the Ojibwa tribe are divided against one another. People become greedy. They are against themselves. Kashpaw family becomes greedy. Paying taxes becomes their main motive. It collapses their community sharing life. They
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sill‚ the skinny girl” (Erdrich 613). I think the passage from the story that proves Pauline is no longer “the watcher” but a person of action is‚ “I stood there a moment. Everything went still. Then I heard a cry building in the wind‚ faint at first‚ a whistle and then a shrill scream that tore through the walls and gathered around me‚ spoke plain so I understood that I should move‚ put my arms out‚ and slam down the great iron bar that fit across the hasp and lock” (Erdrich 612). Pauline’s action
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daughter during the Circus Incident. “[S]he managed to hang on to the braided metal‚ still hot from the lightning strike. Her palms were burned so terribly that once she healed they bore no lines‚ only the blank scar tissue of a quieter future” (Erdrich 342). She saved her unborn child from dying when she grabbed onto the metal bar nearby‚ which caused her to burn her hands. Saving someone else’s life but in the process getting injured is selfless and heroic. Anna Avalon also risked her life when
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A Brother’s Love When you compare Louis Erdrich’s story “The Red Convertible” and James Baldwin’s story “Sonny’s Blues”‚ they seem like completely different stories. “The Red Convertible” is about two brothers‚ Lyman and Henry‚ who grow up on a Native American reservation in North Dakota. The two brothers share a strong bond that is personified through their love for a certain red car that they share. They go through an amazing journey and discover a lot about each other. On the other hand‚ “Sonny’s
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in crimes being committed by women? Dr Chishom also reports that crimes historically were predominately committed by men and that women involved themselves in many kinds of crimes with them‚ “Women became more daring”. In the movie Thelma & Louise‚ we saw varying incidents where women were treated in manners that were considered demeaning. Not to say that this would be a reason to commit a crime‚ but
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Chopin depicts Louise confined to her room after listening to the bad news about Bentley’s death. The death is a metaphor representing life course. Louise realizes that she has subjugated herself for locking herself away. However‚ she seeks pleasure and declares her personal independence. She gazes through the open window to show opportunities and freedom after the death of her husband. Chopin describes that Louise sees treetops‚ blue sky‚ and fluffy clouds through
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What rape survivors go through is beyond imaginable and I would not wish it on my worst enemies. Rape survivors suffer a lot more than just physical damage‚ they go through several different stages afterwards and to some people the physiological damage can be a lot worse than the physical damage. Anyone that suffers this horrendous attack will experience physical‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and interpersonal behavior. As described in the Round House‚ a book about a boy’s journey to seeking revenge
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Malcolm Little (his birth name) had a rough start in the world‚ but he never let that stop him from achieving his goal to make a difference. Growing up Malcolm’s mother Louise was caucasian and his father Earl was african american‚ so that was quite an awakening mix to some community members. Earl Little was a baptist minister and a supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Malcolm’s father had many threats towards him and his family which caused the to relocate a numerous amount of times
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Man’s Mid-life Crisis The story "O’ Youth and Beauty!" by John Cheever is about the Bentley family‚ who live in Shady Hill as a happily married couple‚ who have their fair share ups and downs. Cash Bentley‚ the father of the household‚ is a former track star who has many money problems‚ and at times can be very touchy. Cash also had a charming quality of stubborn youthfulness‚ and felt they he always need to prove his youthfulness to his peers. Everytime the Bentleys went out drinking with their friends
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Louie Zamperini was an Italian troublemaker while growing up‚ Louie moved to Torrance California as a young boy. He had an older brother‚ Pete‚ and two younger sisters. Louie had a mother‚ Louise and a father‚ Anthony. Louie was troubled as a kid growing up‚ he would steal from stores and run vigorously to get away‚ he would get in fights and make trouble at school up until his freshman year of high school. Louie was always envious of his older brother Pete‚ and looked up to him because Pete had
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