The following excerpt is from the opening pages of Louise Erdrich's novel The Round House, published in
2012 In the passage, a 13-year-old Native American teenager, Joe, the first-person narrator in the novel, and his father suddenly realize their mother is not present. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how Erdrich uses literary elements and techniques to represent the complex response of the narrator and his father to the woman's absence
In your response you should do the following.
• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation
• Select and use evidence to support your line of reasoning
• Explain how your evidence supports your line of reasoning
• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument