... slightly hallucinated cry of Yezierska's immigrant anguish did not mesh readily with Depression realism". Louise Erdrich is another wonderful woman writer. She is of Native American and German decent. Erdrich the oldest of seven children, and she was born in Little Falls, Minnesota June 7, 1954. Erdrich was ... American Horse . Erdrich uses her ability with visual images to tell the story of a Native American women living on a reservation. Albertine American Horse has made bad choices in her relationships, and now her son, Buddy, is being taken away from her. The dominant white culture r...

• Word Count: 3356
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... . The author also shows the struggle of the characters to become more than "just an Indian" and at the same time, keep their connection to nature and their native heritage. One of the main themes of this book is water. Throughout the book, water is seen as a tool for rejuvenation, a barrier between worlds, and a bringer of death. At many points in the ... . She was engulfed by the snow and cold and died somewhere on the plains. After her death, she continued to haunt her family and especially her husband Gordie and her son King. This is because she too, like Henry Junior, was forced to wa...

• Word Count: 731
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School