In the vapid
excerpt from the novel, in the calm and
loving excerpt,
in the abusive excerpt from The Beet
Queen,
Louise Erdrich replays an event in which
two siblings
are mistreated by the environment through
imagery and paradox. Mrs. X is our English
teacher who orders us around like a
dictator
The novel was
written in 1986 and included railroads as
a main means of transportation.
The details help the reader think that
Karl and Mary were from back in the days
where crops were a major factor in living
the 80’s.
Back then, heat was not supplied as much
as it is today.
I’m scared
for Eddy’s prom.
I know Chantal is going to look
beautiful and I’m not.
First off they are
in North Dakota, which as many of us know,
means there is nothing of interest there.
The children need to get away from the
town itself—the butcher of dreams.
I really do
love Christian and want to be with him
but I can’t because of the cruel
fact that he doesn’t know of my
existence.
Today life isn’t
suffering. Life is survival.
It isn’t the train that’s
moving. It’s life that’s
passing them by.
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