A Brief Analysis of American Indian Identity in the Post-colonial Context -- Taking Love Medicine as an Example

QiYue Zhao

doi:10.63313/LLCS.2007

Authors

QiYue Zhao Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63313/LLCS.2007

Keywords:

Post-Colonial Context, American Indian Identity, Love Medicine

Abstract

Until today, when American multiculturalism is flourishing, the rights and interests of ethnic minorities in the United States still suffer from many deficiencies. Based on the post-colonial context, this paper will take the famous American Indian female writer Louise Erdrich's novel Love Medicine as an example, through the analysis of the protagonist's emotional experience and life tribulations, reveal the identity dilemma that the American Indians are faced with in the aspects of culture, history, and politics, etc., and analyze the struggle and exploration of the American Indians in the face of the dilemma.

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