"Dear John Wayne Summary"

Gregory Sullivan
9/20/2003
English 1301, Section 63
Erdrich, Louise. “Dear John Wayne.” Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical
Thinking and Writing. Ed. Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle.
Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2001. 705-07.
“Dear John Wayne” seems to be a poem of cowboys and Indians coexisting together peacefully. The setting is at a drive-in during the harsh heat of August, and instead of smoke being used as a distress signal it is being used to ward off mosquitoes. The poem goes on to say “The drum breaks. There will be no parlance.” I consider the drum to be the starting of the movie instead of the beginning of a battle followed by Indian battle cries. This shows the peacefulness that is taking place between two very different cultures.
I believe the movie is about prio...