Red River War Literature Review

result of death. In Alice Walker’s 1973 short story “The Flowers”, childhood loss of innocence and death are illuminated through the experience of a child and her encounter with a dead man in post-slavery America. Louise Erdrich’s 1984 short story “The Red Convertible” is a story of loss in the face of death, set in Vietnam era America. Walker and Erdrich both use strong imagery and symbolism to effectively portray the impact of the common themes of loss and death in both short stories, albeit in different

Hemingway, at their summer home in Michigan. During Hemingway’s teenage years he attended Oak and River Forest High School. Hemingway’s favorite and best subject was naturally English and would also go on to take journalism courses, which would help him later on in his career writing for different newspapers.

The Symbolism of the Red Convertible Can one item define a whole story or a person’s entire life? The short story “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich was written in 1984 against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. In the story, the brothers Henry and Lyman face a strain on their relationship when Henry is drafted into the war. Their car, a model by the same name as the title, is the cause of a happy past and yet it also marks the permanent end of the brothers’ bond. This red convertible serves to

characters the reader relates to risky and unpopular.  Stephen Crane wrote of ordinary people who face difficult circumstances that his readers could relate to (Seaman 148).  Crane sought to debunk the ideas that were inherent in nineteenth-century literature,  which depicted life in a more favorable, but often unrealistic, light.  In Crane's works, Dorothy Nyren Curley says, "There are no false steps, no excesses," (255).  Crane's impoverished

complex author that changed the world of American literature through his words. Hemmingway became an American novelist, journalist, and short story writer that published most of his work between the 1920’s and 1950’s. Hemmingway had a major impact on the world of writing, and a strong influence on 20th century literature during his lifetime. Hemmingway’s life was full of adventures from around the globe, and these experiences inspired his works of literature. The writing style Hemmingway used was simple

There aren’t too many critical reviews about “Red River” and Lalita Tademy’s historic accuracy, but the reviews that do exist do acknowledge the fact that her works are based on her family history with what she was able to recover. This means they know that not all of the book is historically accurate which Lalita also acknowledges

Effects Casualties of war continue to happen long after the individuals time in combat has come to an end. To the public’s eye, veterans returning home must be overwhelmed with joy to be out of danger and put back into the world they once knew. But are they? Veterans returning home from combat experience are faced with the difficult task of coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its side effects, because of their experiences in combat. In Lousie Erdrich’s, “The Red Convertible” and

     There were several writers in the twentieth century, and among them was Ernest Miller Hemingway. Hemingway had a interesting, but strange life. By analyzing and exploring the literature and biographies of Ernest Hemingway, one will be able to understand the life of Ernest Hemingway and see the major contributions he had to literature.      He was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. Hemingway was born in the Hemingway family home, which was built by his grandfather Ernest Hall. He was the second

indefinable work of an exceptional writer. One of his most well-known novels, A Farewell to Arms, is notorious for its depth into the reality and adversity of war. Hemingway’s personal experiences during World War I are evident in this renowned novel. He uses these tragic familiarities to penetrate the reader’s mind with the grievous effects of war and loss.

Throughout the Nick Adams and other stories featuring dominant male figures, Ernest Hemingway teases the reader by drawing biographical parallels to his own life. That is, he uses characters such as Nick Adams throughout many of his literary works in order to play off of his own strengths as well as weaknesses: Nick, like Hemingway, is perceptive and bright but also insecure. Nick Adams as well as other significant male characters, such as Frederick Henry in A Farewell to Arms and Jake Barnes in