WOMEN’S SURVIVAL THROUGH THE ACT OF NARRATING: TALES OF BURNING LOVE, BY LOUISE ERDRICH, A NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHOR

Abstract

The novel Tales of Burning Love, by Louise Erdrich, a Native-American writer, brings up an intriguing topic of discussion for the feminist debate: are women, as it is defended by dominant, patriarchal eyes, speaking too much about themselves or are they still silenced by the mysteries imposed on the female sphere of society along history? We argue here that when women start talking among themselves about topics that have been taken as sacred and forbidden, such as their desires, pleasures and intimacy, they might not only created healthier and promising bonds to other women as well as they guarantee their survival, as it takes place in the literary text we analyze along the article.