Jenn Baldwin Alcohol: The Medicine of Love One object that repeatedly appears in the novel‚ Love Medicine‚ is alcohol. Many of the main characters exhibit traits of and struggle with alcoholism. A majority of the chapters in Love Medicine present scenes of characters drinking alcohol‚ whether it be in casual occasions or in more serious matters. It seems that these Native Americans in the novel treat drinking as a social and cultural activity‚ at first‚ but then it turns to an addiction and
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Alexander Kim‚ Jeffrey Monahan‚ Jerry Han‚ Ms. Medvetz‚ English 10 Section 13‚ 12/5/1 Name: __________________ Date: ________________ Section: ____________ No. ____ Love Medicine Examination Section A: (Remember) - 5-10 minutes‚ (10 points‚ 1 points each statement) Denote whether the below statements are true or false. If wrong‚ underline and fix the mistake. Marie being stabbed through the hand is construed by Leopolda to be an act of God. Directly after the death of her husband‚ Beverly
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read. These can be either things that confused you or aspects of the text that you would like to see us explore in class. HINT: HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO AFFECT THE FINAL EXAM. You can list more on the reverse if they occur to you while reading. Love Medicine YOUR QUESTIONS: 1. 2. 3. 4. Use this space to connect any relevant cultural information you find to aspects of the text:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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“Saint Marie” is a chapter from “Love Medicine” written by Louise Erdrich in 1984. “Love Medicine” is her first novel‚ in which she focuses on the relations between two Chippewa families living on an Indian Reservation. Marie Lazarre is one of the major characters from whose viewpoint we can learn about their lives in the reservation and outside. “Saint Marie” is about Marie Lazarre’s journey to the Sacred Heart Convent at the age of fourteen. This journey is about losing her native religion and
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Love Medicine is a story that both people can relate and be fascinated by. Many situations the audience can either compare to or find completely different to themselves or their own family which can be entertaining. The family portrayed in the story for example is juxtaposed compared to our society’s norms and expectations of a normal family. They drinking excessively‚ actually try to kill each other‚ and fight. Although they have this major difference‚ they somehow also share many characteristics
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The Perfect Balance Many Aboriginal stories contain important themes. The short stories “Yellow Woman” by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ “Soul Catcher” by Louis Owens‚ and “From Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich all incorporate one theme. The theme in these stories is the tension between myths and reality in a modern day society. The authors placed this theme in their stories to let people know that it is important to find a good balance of personal and cultural beliefs in life. In “Yellow Woman”‚ the
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simple imagery. Louise looks out the window and sees a beautiful spring scene‚ with merchants and peddlers working hard‚ and wildlife blooming and growing. She focuses on the “patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds” as she reminisces on her husband’s life. The focus on the blue patches rather than the clouds shows that Louise is being positive and looking on the lighter side of things. Looking at a better side is how one can come to find gain in loss‚ which Louise soon does. As
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In the poem‚ “Lost Love”‚ by Louise Gluck‚ word choice and literary devices are key features Gluck uses to deepen the heartache told within the poem. When analyzing this poem‚ the reader understands the agony faced by the speaker based on the poem’s use of denotation and connotation. Denotation can be defined as “the dictionary meaning of a word” (Johnson‚ Arp 763) while connotation is described as “what the word suggests beyond what it expresses”(Johnson‚ Arp 763). The poem is about a child who
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The Gastrointestinal team and I entered the room at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania‚ and the patient’s aunt sobbed‚ “He refuses to eat‚ and the doctors were forced to put in a feeding tube. He was so happy and had such a big appetite until this happened.” The patient was a young man with cerebral palsy who was dependent on his mother due to his disabilities. Shockingly‚ the mother abandoned her wheelchair-bound‚ quadriplegic son in the woods‚ leaving him with only a blanket and a Bible
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Mr. Coulter Thelma and Louise The movie Thelma and Louise show how a simple chain reaction can change even the kindest of people‚ and the rest of their lives. Thelma was a simple housewife that was invited for a simple get away by her good friend Louise. Even though Thelma knew she wouldn’t have permission by her husband‚ she went along anyway from peer pressure. The two girls started out excited‚ then they became scared after the murder‚ but Thelma and Louise came to peace to it then started
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