Native American Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Summary of Linda Hogan’s Novel “Power” (3026 words, 5 pages)

Summary of Linda Hogans PowerIn Linda Hogans 1998 novel Power, much is learned about Native American culture. The main characters, Omishto and Ama help reveal this culture. The novel is divided into nine chapters.In Chapter 1, Omishto, a girl is in a boat that is floating on a pond. She ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tlingit Legend How Mosquitoes Came to Be (1294 words, 5 pages)

Daily 1Ben DailyCarolyn KremersEnglish 213-002February 10, 1997 The Giant Lives OnEvery time I read the Tlingit Legend, "How Mosquitoes Came To Be," there are certain questions that come to mind about where the legend came from and who wrote it. The legend was first published in 1883 and later found ... Read More

The Actions of a native American Youth in Leslie Silko’s Novel “Ceremony” (510 words, 1 pages)

The novel Ceremony, written by Leslie Silko deals with the actions of a Native American youth after fighting, and being held captive during World War II. The young mans name is Tayo and upon returning to the U.S., and eventually reservation life he has many feelings of estrangement and apathy ... Read More

A Summary of the Struggles in Life of Tayo in “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko (872 words, 4 pages)

Summary of "Ceremony"Jeremy Croy KC7OFQCeremony is the story about Tayo, A Native American World War II Veteran,and his struggle to find himself. He struggles to adapt to a world where hispeople have to fight between the what "whites" say is the true path, and whathis culture says the right path. ... Read More

The Captivity of American Youth During WWII in Leslie Silko’s Ceremony (509 words, 2 pages)

Ceremony by Leslie SilkoThe novel Ceremony, written by Leslie Silko deals with the actions of a NativeAmerican youth after fighting, and being held captive during World War II. Theyoung mans name is Tayo and upon returning to the U.S., and eventuallyreservation life he has many feelings of estrangement and apathy ... Read More

An In-Depth Look at Storytelling by Leslie Marmon Silko (1365 words, 2 pages)

Looking In-Depth at "Storytelling" by SilkoLeslie Marmon Silko is a Laguna Pueblo Indian who has written many novels and poems in her lifetime. One of these poems, "Storytelling," is very interesting to me. This poem excites me because it tells of the impact that storytelling has on people in Laguna ... Read More

An Analysis of the Writing Style Employed by Louise Erdrich (986 words, 2 pages)

Louise Erdrich, the author of the famous poem titled Captivity, tells a story about a married mother who has been held captive by a tribe of Indians. The poem uses a wide variety of literary elements such as sympathy, guilt, submissiveness, and tentativeness. The two main themes of this first ... Read More

An Analysis of Two Lives Paralleled by God in Tracks by Louise Erdrich (1570 words, 3 pages)

Two Lives Paralleled by GodIn the book Tracks, written by Louise Erdrich we meet various characters, including Pauline. As we hear stories about her life and circumstances that she encountered and overcame, we gain insight into the life of a woman who fought to gain acceptance in a world where ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich (705 words, 1 pages)

The book Tales of Burning Love that Louise Erdrich has been writing for ten years, is a novel that takes place in Argus, North Dakota. In which no time period was written. Jack Mauser is the main character in this book. Some other characters include June Morrissey, Dot Nanapush, Eleanor, ... Read More

An Introduction to the House Made of Dawn Momaday (1088 words, 2 pages)

Throughout House Made of Dawn Momaday forces the reader to see a clear distinction between how white people and Native Americans use language. Momaday calls it the written word, the white peoples word, and the spoken word, the Native American word. The white peoples spoken word is so rigidly focused ... Read More

An Analysis of Silko’s Novel Ceremony (739 words, 2 pages)

In the novel, Silko explores the gender roles of four women and the significance to the development and actualization of Tayos character. These four women are Tayos birth mother, Auntie, old Grandma, and Tseh (a Montano). Because Tayo is of mixed ancestry, half white and half Native American, Tayo discovers ... Read More

The Native American Culture in the Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich (1050 words, 2 pages)

The Native American Culture in "The Red Convertible"In the short story "The Red Convertible," by Louise Erdrich, the author, contrasts the old way of life versus the new. Erdrich does this through metaphorical symbols the color red, convertible, summer trip, and the "fancy" dance Henry performs before his death (Erdrich ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Guilt and Sympathy in Captivity by Louise Erdrich (986 words, 4 pages)

Louise Erdrich, the author of the famous poem titled Captivity, tells a storyabout a married mother who has been held captive by a tribe of Indians. The poemuses a wide variety of literary elements such as sympathy, guilt,submissiveness, and tentativeness. The two main themes of this first person,six-stanza poem, are ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of from Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich (4951 words, 23 pages)

Louise ErdrichThe earth was full of life and there were dandelions growing outthe window, thick as thieves, already seeded, fat as big yellow plungers. She let my handgo. I got up. "I'll go out and dig a few dandelions," I told her. Outside, thesun was hot and heavy as a ... Read More

The Writing Techniques Used by Louise Erdrich (1662 words, 2 pages)

"Compressed emotions," that is the explanation a teacher once gave to the ongoing question, "What is poetry?" He said it was someone's deepest emotions, as if you were reading them right out of that person's mind, which in that case would not consist of any words at all. If someone ... Read More

An Analysis of Louise Erdrich’s Indian Boarding School (1661 words, 2 pages)

Compressed emotions," that is the explanation a teacher once gave to the ongoing question, "What is poetry?" He said it was someone's deepest emotions, as if you were reading them right out of that person's mind, which in that case would not consist of any words at all. If someone ... Read More

A Reading Report on The Beet Queen, a Book by Louise Erdrich (682 words, 1 pages)

The Beet Queen was a very interesting and challenging book to read. The book consists of four parts with sixteen total chapters. Each part is broken at significant breaks or lapses of time in the book. The chapters are separated a little differently however. Each chapter has a different character ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich (984 words, 2 pages)

The Red Convertible as a Symbol and Revealing AgentMany writers use symbolism in their stories in order to reveal certain or multiple aspects of the story. Symbols can be anything in a story from an inanimate or animate object to multiple other things. In the short story The Red Convertible ... Read More

An Overview of the Characters in The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich (725 words, 1 pages)

The Beet Queen is centered on one theme and that is abandonment. Because of this motif, the characters of this novel are affected. Karl, the abandonment of his mother left him looking for a motherly figure in his life. Mary, another victim of the abandonment became solid, hard head. And ... Read More

An Analysis of Louise Erdrich’s Tracks (1134 words, 2 pages)

Fleur s TracksIn Louise Erdrich s Tracks , the readers discovers by the second chapter that there are two narrators, Nanapush and Pauline Puyat. This method of having two narrators telling their stories alternately could be at first confusing, especially if the readers hasn t been briefed about it or ... Read More

The Theme of Survival in A Piece of Steak by Jack London and Tracks by Louise Erdrich (555 words, 1 pages)

Survival and AdaptationTom King and his family are not wealthy. In order for them to survive Tom had to box. Tom King was very old to be boxing. He had to change his way of fighting to even have a remote chance of wining. In Tracks by Louise Erdrich Eli ... Read More

A Study in Contemporary Fiction: Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich (1872 words, 2 pages)

Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction Vol. 31 1Louise Erdrich s Love medicine Loving Over Time and DistanceLouise FlavinMany Native American novels deal with specific Indian American issues, such as reservation life and the problems of relocation and termination. Often, the conflict in the novel arises out of the native American ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich (2709 words, 4 pages)

The Red Convertible Many Hidden Messages in The Red ConvertibleThe short story by Louise Erdrich The Red Convertible contains so many symbols that upon first reading it you might miss them. By studying a little about the beliefs of the Chippewa people though you are able to pull a few ... Read More

A Summary of the Novel, Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich (1151 words, 2 pages)

is a novel about relationships. It is about families and lovers. It is about love as the tie that binds. The characters in the novel live throughout their lives experiencing different things with different people, but it all comes back to love as the force that brings them together.The story ... Read More

An Analysis of Louise Erdrich Eli’s “Tracks” (549 words, 1 pages)

Tom King and his family are not wealthy. In order for them to survive Tom had to box. Tom King was very old to be boxing. He had to change his way of fighting to even have a remote chance of wining. In Tracks by Louise Erdrich Eli and Nanapush ... Read More

An Analysis of the Importance of Fleur, a Protagonist in Louise Erdrich’s Novel Tracks (1131 words, 2 pages)

In Louise Erdrichs Tracks, the readers discovers by the second chapter that there are two narrators, Nanapush and Pauline Puyat. This method of having two narrators telling their stories alternately could be at first confusing, especially if the readers hasnt been briefed about it or hasnt read a synopsis of ... Read More

An Analysis of Mentorship in Louise Erdrich’s Novel Tracks (1074 words, 2 pages)

Mentorship From Childhood to the ManLouise Erdrich explores the inner conflicts of an Indian tribe in her novel Tracks. By the end of the novel, the tribes accord is broken by the lure of the white mans money and land reform. The divisions among the tribe are epitomized by the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life and History of Louise Erdrich (1658 words, 2 pages)

Compressed emotions," that is the explanation a teacher once gave to the ongoing question, "What is poetry?" He said it was someone's deepest emotions, as if you were reading them right out of that person's mind, which in that case would not consist of any words at all. If someone ... Read More

Native American Culture and Symbolism in The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich (995 words, 2 pages)

The Native American Culture In The Red ConvertibleThe Native American Culture in The Red ConvertibleIn the short story The Red Convertible, by Louise Erdrich, the author, contrasts the old way of life versus the new. Erdrich does this through metaphorical symbols the color red, convertible, summer trip, and the fancy ... Read More

The American Culture in The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich (1045 words, 3 pages)

Red Convertible And American CultureIn the short story "The Red Convertible," by Louise Erdrich, theauthor, contrasts the old way of life versus the new. Erdrich does this throughmetaphorical symbols the color red, convertible, summer trip, and the"fancy" dance Henry performs before his death (Erdrich p. 468). In thestory, the color ... Read More

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