Presentation Title
First, Do No Harm: The Power of a Good Title in Native American Bildungsromans
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
College
College of Art & Letters
Major
English
Location
RM 215-218
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Luz Elena Ramirez
Start Date
2-27-2013 1:40 PM
End Date
2-27-2013 5:20 PM
Abstract
The essay analyzes Sherman Alexie’s “Smoke Signals” and Louise Erdrich’s “Tracks,” and by comparing and contrasting key passages, illustrates how both titles complicate and reinforce four literary themes-destruction and regeneration, power and prestige, the oral tradition, and initiation. Both texts are then situated within a larger context of loss and renewal within Native American Buildings Romans.
First, Do No Harm: The Power of a Good Title in Native American Bildungsromans
RM 215-218
The essay analyzes Sherman Alexie’s “Smoke Signals” and Louise Erdrich’s “Tracks,” and by comparing and contrasting key passages, illustrates how both titles complicate and reinforce four literary themes-destruction and regeneration, power and prestige, the oral tradition, and initiation. Both texts are then situated within a larger context of loss and renewal within Native American Buildings Romans.
