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Intertextuality contemporary analysis paper
The concept of re-invention is to change, renew, and makeover something. In this paper, I
will analyze different re-invention concepts applied in the novel "The Last Report on the
Miracles at Little No Horse, Louise." Love Medicine writes this novel. In "The Last Report on
the Miracles at Little No Horse," Louise Erdrich's famous storyteller compares two mapping
traditions: "White people commonly name places for men—presidents, commanders, and
business owners," he informs Father Damien. "Ojibwe[s] designate places after what develops or
is located there" (359). Since of their link to and understanding of the country, only those who
know "what develops there and what has seen there"—that is, the individuals, the
Anishinaabeg—can appropriately chart the region, according to Erdrich. They are the "guardians
of the earth's names" (360). Erdrich emphasizes that mapping necessitates indigenous knowledge
on the ground.
In this part, the re-invention concept focuses on the local, which is seen in much
contemporary Native writing and study. This re-invention, I believe, marks a change away from
Western theories that have frequently been utilized to establish the social, psychological, or
cultural implications of Native literature written by people from other countries. Kimberly
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Blaeser, a poet and critic, suggests that Western literary theories may be as "damaging to the
spirit of Native Literature as several comprehensive school teachings were to a Native culture"
and that "we must accept [these present ideas] are unfriendly at times and in key ways." When
the interpretive theories, the tools of literary analysis, all come from other literary and cultural
perspectives, a true comprehension of Native literary forms cannot emerge.
This remarkable re-invention of Indigenous pieces of knowledge in Native writing, as
well as the corresponding rapid and intriguing advancement of literary nationalism, is, in my
opinion, a way of responding to even more than two decades of European world literature theory
dominance, as well as, at least in part, the rise of globalization. Most Native writers, including
critics, are aware of the academy's dominating and "unwelcoming" theoretical instruments of
textual analysis, and they explore concepts that originate from their forms of knowledge. Louise
Erdrich draws her understanding of globalization's assimilation and extirpative capacities from
the experiences of Native American cultures in the Americas. They have faced five centuries of
identical and violent assimilation, devastation, and genocide programs. As the example from
Erdrich's "The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse," Indigenous maps are used in
current Native women's literature in exactly similar ways, as this example shows.
The re-invention concept has also been applied in the Nutshell book (CA) (Mcewan, Ian).
"Atonement" addresses important subjects such as asking forgiveness and assisting in finding the
truth, as well as other elements impacting the characters. The term "atonement" comes from
"atonement," which refers to a condition of penance and suffering that allows one to see the
significance of reaching an agreement with oneself or God. To ensure that the idea of studying
truth has presented, the author employs Biblical symbolism and character role-playing. The study
of the context and circumstances surrounding the occurrences is required to re-invent the notion
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of truth. Knowledge and awareness of the issues at hand create perspective and, hence, the truth
regarding the underlying causes. The author provides a critical summary of the study of truth
based on the characters' views and important details. The events depicted in "Atonement" are
primarily the result of the author's imagination and erroneous observation. The characters do
behaviors that indicate the investigation of truth if it has based on speculation or imagined truths.
McEwan analyzes the story through the characters' points of view, symbols, assumptions,
manifestations of a particular reality, and rational and irrational reality perception.
Briony is at the moment in her life where she is undergoing her adolescent memories to
fully grasp the adult world she is swiftly becoming a part of. Still, she is mature enough to
believe she understands her social situation on a developmental level. This shaky, fleeting state
of mind and the circumstances she appears to be watching (the wellspring scene, the message,
the library scene, and or the incident) contribute to the misappropriation of her emotions. There
is no disputing that Briony is still capable of making sound decisions. Her obsession with
requests, fantasies about scriptwriting and sparring, and the sincerity with which she approaches
her to play to appeal to her when she is too young to consider the world beyond her reality
(McEwan 103). This flaw isn't a problem for her. It is a part of the mental maturation process,
bringing up the topic of truth and perception. The subject of truth analysis can also seen in the
story's fallacies, which has used to attain specific aims despite the deception. The story's main
theme is the characters' development of deception and diversion from the truth, explored in
numerous ways. Then there's Lola and Paul's deception. Before supper, Paul assaulted her in the
Tallis family estate's children's room. Following that, he assaults her. Regardless, Paul remains
silent while Robbie has brought to jail. Lola and Paul marry later, never revealing their deception
(McEwan 119). Briony in excess is deceiving. One could argue that she was rattled by what she
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saw and could not see the difference between truth and what she imagined. In any case, the fact
that so many variables contradict this notion makes it simple to form an impartial opinion
regarding the issues at hand.
McEwan claims that no matter how desperately someone tries to atone for their actions,
their efforts at reconciliation are futile, and true atonement is beyond the horizon of imagination.
Water is becoming a material in our lives, much like change. Even while compensation is
appealing, it is not feasible. When Robbie cleanses his face and dirties the water, he implies that
his wrongdoings and blunders will always be with him. Even though they have vanished from his
face, they are not truly gone. He can't undo the past, but he can move forward. Briony,
meanwhile, can't reverse her past, no matter how badly she wishes she could maybe undo what
she has done. Her desperate need for restitution in her work as an assistant, where she has
expected to serve others and assist injured combatants, but this does not pay for the past; she
cannot make atonement. It may be seen as she broadly washes her hands without much success;
her hands are never truly perfect. She won't be able to truly cleanse her past because her
wrongdoings will always be present, as will her memories of the heinous things she discovered
in the medical facility (McEwan 132).
Finally, in the novel "The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse," the reinvention of these kinds of local Indigenous knowledge in Native-made and Native-informed
maps could be one step more toward tribally oriented criticism of Native American literature."
Furthermore, the re-invention of "reality" in Ian McEwan's book cannot alter previous events
because their ramifications are permanent.
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Work Cited
Erdrich, Louise. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse. New York: Harper, 2001.
McEwan, Ian. Atonement. London: Vintage, 2011.