Among the issues raised in Louise Erdrich’s short story “The Red Convertible” is that of the fading relationship due to war trauma. There are more significant topics in this story‚ but it is one that gains attention when the story is analyzed through historical context- Our current understanding of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in contrast to the characters in the story. Understood in this context‚ the story is not just about Henry’s transformation‚ but of the effects of the war on the soldier’s
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different from others can be very consequential. Geryon‚ the main character of the story “Autobiography of Red” is a man who suffered through a lot of struggles in his life. He is finding out who he is in a community so unforgiving. In life there are certain events or people that help us grow negatively or positively‚ and they shape us to who we are. Geryon‚ in greek mythology‚ is a giant three headed monster who guards animals called red cattle. He eventually fights Herakles and is wounded in the fight
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A Room of One’s Own Summary Virginia Woolf‚ giving a lecture on women and fiction‚ tells her audience she is not sure if the topic should be what women are like; the fiction women write; the fiction written about women; or a combination of the three. Instead‚ she has come up with "one minor point--a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." She says she will use a fictional narrator whom she calls Mary Beton as her alter ego to relate how her thoughts on the lecture
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The Red Earth: An Analysis of Colonial France Colonial France in the early 20th century was a mass of contradictions. It was a republic dedicated to the rights of man; freedom‚ self-determination‚ and equal rights. However‚ it had a sprawling colonial empire stretching from Algeria in the northwest of Africa to the steamy jungles of Madagascar and Vietnam. The latter of which first experienced French colonization in the late 1850s (Herzog 9.3). Beginning after the 1858 war that saw the capture of
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To accompany the short story “The Red Candle”‚ the song “Stop and Stare” by OneRepublic‚ would ideally match the concepts shared in the story. In “The Red Candle”‚ Lindo must find her internal strength to escape the captivating force that is the Huangs. Her struggle to attain her power is a theme often replicated within the song lyrics. Thus‚ whenever we see Lindo put in an effort to achieve her goal‚ the song would perfectly complement the situation. The scene would open up to Lindo laying in
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Sophie la Fuerta “This taste that felt like diving into a dream flower and coming out on the other side‚ into the startling sweetness of reality” (207). In Laura Resau’s novel Red Glass‚ the reader learns that Sophie (the main character) and her family adopt Pablo (an orphan found in the desert). Once Pablo’s family is located in a remote Mexican village‚ Sophie‚ her Great aunt Dika‚ Mr. Lorenzo (Dika’s boyfriend) and Angel (Mr. Lorenzo’s son) embark on a journey to reunite Pablo with his family
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The Red Pony A significant event can change how someone looks at somebody else‚ even if the event lasts for only a couple seconds. In the last scene of The Red Pony‚ protagonist Jody goes to fetch his grandfather a glass of lemonade‚ but has to go to his mother for a lemon. Strangely‚ his mother realizes‚ Jody did not ask for one himself‚ which he would have done just a few days ago. Things had changed‚ and it wasn’t just Jody that had become aware of it. As the book ends‚ Jody and his grandfather
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Summer‚ a time for the beach‚ partying‚ and having fun. But for some teenagers‚ it means getting a job. In the books Nantucket Blue and Nantucket Red‚ Cricket Thompson‚ a teenager from Providence entering her senior year‚ went all the way to Nantucket for a summer job with hopes to make some fun memories and leave her problems back at home. Hope is a goal or dream for Cricket in her future that is going to sometimes not be in reach‚ be within reach‚ or what is not ultimately right for her in the
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The Red Convertible In “The Red Convertible”‚ written by Louise Erdrich‚ Henry Lamartine makes three unforgettable trips off the Chippewa reservation. The first journey‚ taken with his brother‚ Lyman‚ becomes a pleasurable summer trip across the country. The next time Henry leaves is when he is drafted by the military to fight in the Vietnam War. The third and final time he ventures off the reservation is when he takes a drive to the river to commit suicide. Although each of these journeys are
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was one day in a luxurious home and the next day homeless living in his car with his dog. LeMieux always gave to the homeless‚ he understood even though he was rich but once he turned poor there was no one to help him. In the short story "The Lady in Red" by Richard LeMieux a man said‚ "Get a Goddamned job‚ you bum!” (McWhorter 235) The man assumes that he is a bum‚ no one know remembers when LeMieux was a successful business man. So‚ why should a homeless person deserve respect? The homeless person
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