Alexie opens each chapter with Blues lyrics, each song lamenting some wretched aspect of Native American life and relating to foregoing chapter. ... The lyrics then go on to explain that life on the Reservation is extremely bleak and again, in keeping with Blues lyrical repetition refers to loneliness. ... The lyrics also thrice refer to hunger, whether it is a reference to a physical lack of food or unsatisfied emotional needs as already stated aforesaid. ... She is the submissive party and he, symbolically the white oppressor, yet is he who is forgiving Checkers, as though he is doing what h...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, those culturally idealized beliefs do not highlight only the characteristic traits or psychological manners; it also underlines the physical differences and appearance. For example, women are seen as beautiful and attractive, who need to try to get even prettier by putting on makeup, by taking care of their hair and making sure that they always look appealing. ... My cousin, who is the same age as me and with whom I spent my childhood and still spend almost every day of my present, was one of the girls who are eager to do everything possible to look slim and always stay in shape. ......

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Quick action by the surgeons saved Laurie's life but she will probably never bear children. ... Shows like these promote the idea that dating is a sport for the young, rich, and beautiful and many teens that aspire to have these attributes mimic the actions of their television counterparts. ... She dresses like a street prostitute, and yet practically all teenage girls adore her. ... She is now a self-proclaimed bad girl and very sexually prevalent as evident in her "Dirrty Video- which looks more like soft-core porn than a music video. ... While the lyrics in this song promotes a terri...

• Word Count: 2162
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate