Love Medicine | Topics for Further Study

  • Part of Erdrich's unique style is her narration by different speakers. She asserts that she writes in the traditional storytelling form of the Chippewa. Research storytelling techniques to learn more about this Chippewa tradition. Explain in your own words what Erdrich means by this. Think about other authors who use this technique in similar ways. List at least one, and give examples that will show the comparison between the authors' styles.
  • There are distinct similarities between Erdrich's style in Love Medicine and Gloria Naylor's style in

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