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"Take a picture with a real Indian"

Irony

  • "...to vanquish the hordes of mosquitoes... They break through the smoke screen for blood."
  • "Each rut, each scar makes a promise...A few laughing Indians fall over the hood."
  • The idea of cancer destroying someone’s body later on in life while the individual was living a healthier life before, shows how the irony of the settlers, the indians, and the concept of the idea were similar.

A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between the appearance and the reality.

"Dear John Wayne"

Tone

The tone used by the author seems to be bitter and resentful.

  • She uses John Wayne as a symbol of the dominant society and yet describes his face as scared and vengeful.

Tone

The poet's attitude toward the poem's speaker, reader, and subject matter, as interpreted by the reader. Often described as a “mood” that pervades the experience of reading the poem, it is created by the poem's vocabulary, metrical regularity or irregularity, syntax, use of figurative language, and rhyme.

John Wayne

  • May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979
  • Died of stomach cancer
  • John Wayne was the embodiment of the American West, and was considered the living symbol of American machismo and patriotism.
  • The “Western” is a genre of film much reviled for its historical depiction of Native Americans.

Louise Erdrich

  • Daughter of a Chippewa Indian mother and a German-American father
  • Explores Native-American themes in her works, with major characters representing both sides of her heritage
  • Her writing fiction explores the cultural issues facing modern-day Native Americans

"Dear John Wayne"

by Louise Erdrich

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