Red Convertible‚” Louise Erdrich depicts the relationship of two brothers‚ Lyman and Henry‚ who experience first-hand the reality of a soldier coming home from war. Erdrich uses the condition of the convertible the brother’s purchase together to reflect the status of their relationship. The red Olds represents their initial relationship‚ the togetherness they create from having it and eventually the disconnection of their bond after Henry returns from war. By using symbolism‚ Erdrich is able to reveal
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“The Red Convertible” a Formalist Criticism While reading the story The Red Convertible of the series Love Medicine‚ the author Louise Erdrich portrays two Indian brothers and their connection to a red convertible. Far more than being a shiny car‚ the red old convertible portrays many meanings through the cultural and is very symbolic. The car carries the audience from its lighthearted and carefree beginning to its movingly tragic end. The red convertible brings together the two brothers in
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of the short story. Symbolism is a very prevalent literary element in Silko’s work. One example is in the quote‚ “Leon’s green arm jacket that was too big for her‚” (Silko 2) where the jacket represented the western culture. It was something that Louise was not used to and it didn’t suit her. It seemed as though it was placed into her life unwillingly but she began to embrace the different way of life. Another example of symbolism is Teofilo; it could be argued that he represented the native culture
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memory is depicted as a dangerous and deliberating faculty of human consciousness. In this novel Sethe endures the oppression of self imposed prison of memory by revising the past and death of her daughter Beloved‚ her mother and Baby Suggs. In Louise Erdrich’s story Love Medicine‚ memory of death and the past is revealed carefully among the characters of June‚ Gordie‚ Henry and Lyman. It is apparent by juxtaposing these two novels that the theme of memory of the past and death plays a major role
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Gendering Expectations: Genre and Allegory in Readings of Thelma and Louise Aspasia Kotsopoulos Reflecting on the vociferous attention her film received‚ screenwriter Callie Khouri says that the social climate into which Thelma and Louise (1991) was released largely explains the furor around it. This was the year of the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas case‚ which drew public attention to the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. In the American media and in politics‚ women’s issues were constantly
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The contemporary artist that I chose to discuss in this paper is Louise Bourgeois and her piece of art Eyes". This abstract sculpture is made of marble and dated 1982. Eyes‚ 1982 Louise Bourgeois (American‚ born France‚ 1911) Metropolitan Museum‚ New York Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911and studied art at various schools there. In 1938‚ she immigrated to the United States and continued her studies at the Art Students League in New York. She began her career as a painter and
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Unlike Nanapush and Fleur‚ Louise Erdrich uses the character of Pauline to demonstrate the rejection of Ojibwa religion and culture. Throughout the novel‚ Pauline is known as a liar and troublemaker who tries her best and hardest to single handedly destroy Ojibwa life‚ religion‚ and culture. For example‚ in the novel‚ Pauline had “bothered [her] father into sending [her] south‚ to the white town. [She] had decided to learn the lace-making trade from the nuns” (Erdrich‚ 14). Pauline is asking her
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instance did she first sketch it and if so where did she sketch it ‚ did she personaly build it etc... When looking at this picture I see a monster‚ a large creature out for blood‚ but as I closely examine the sculpture I see true meaning. Maman by Louise bourgeois shows the strength of a mother‚ with metaphors of spinning‚ weaving‚ nurturing and protecting.Spiders may have held a special meaning for Bourgeois‚ giving protection‚ and foresight. As a child bourgeois may have had a pet spider and may
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American Mosaic‚ July 2011 FOCUS: Leslie Marmon Silko‚ “Lullaby” “Lullaby” is a short story that first appeared in a book entitled Storyteller in 1981. This was a book written by Leslie M. Silko that uses short stories‚ memories‚ poetry‚ family pictures‚ and songs to present her message. The book is concerned‚ in general‚ with the tradition of story-telling as it pertains to the Native American culture. Lullaby seems to be a story of tradition‚ change‚ death‚ loss and the tensions
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“The Leap” by Louise Erdrich is a short story about a woman named Anna‚ a now retired acrobat. Flying Avalons was the name of the heart stopping Acrobat team that Anna performed in with her late husband Harry. One sunny afternoon in June the couple was performing their breathtaking stunt‚ but the unpredictability of New Hampshire weather brought disaster with it. A mid-afternoon thunderstorm brought the fatality of Anna’s husband and unborn child after a stray lightning bolt hit the top of the carnival
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