"If I ever get out of here (if we ever get out of here)": Modelling "The Good Mind" In Eric Gansworth's If I Ever Get Out of Here

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STUDIES IN THE NOVEL Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.1353/sdn.2022.0026

Francisco Delgado

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Abstract

Abstract:Linking Young Adult (YA) literature scholarship with scholarship about the Haudenosaunee peoples of upstate New York, this article examines how specific tenets of Ga'nigöi:yoh (or "the Good Mind") can help individuals develop a sense of identity in relation to their families and friends. Focusing on the main character's relationship with his uncle, Albert, this article also contends that Eric Gansworth's If I Ever Get Out of Here exemplifies the definition of YA Indigenous literature asserted by Mandy Suhr-Sytsma, among others, because it balances common themes, like friendship and belonging, with nation-specific topics like "the Good Mind," the importance of wampum belts, and the phenomenon of Native enlistment in the US military. While a source of personal anguish and social isolation, Albert's military service ultimately helps him exemplify key practices of Ga'nigöi:yoh for his nephew, Lewis, who over the course of the novel develops an understanding of his role in his communities.

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“如果我能离开这里(如果我们能离开这里)”:在埃里克·甘斯沃思的电影《如果我能离开这里》中扮演“善良的心灵”

摘要：本文将青年文学奖学金与关于纽约州北部Haudenosaunee人的奖学金联系起来，探讨了Ga'nigöi:yoh（或“善良的心灵”）的具体原则如何帮助个人培养与家人和朋友的认同感。这篇文章聚焦于主人公与叔叔阿尔伯特的关系，还认为埃里克·甘斯沃斯的《如果我曾经离开这里》体现了Mandy Suhr Sytsma等人对YA土著文学的定义，因为它平衡了友谊和归属等共同主题与特定国家的主题，如“善良的心灵”，以及美国军队中的原住民入伍现象。虽然阿尔伯特是个人痛苦和社会孤立的根源，但他的兵役最终帮助他树立了盖尼的关键做法：为他的侄子刘易斯欢呼，在小说的过程中，刘易斯对自己在社区中的角色有了理解。

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期刊介绍： From its inception, Studies in the Novel has been dedicated to building a scholarly community around the world-making potentialities of the novel. Studies in the Novel started as an idea among several members of the English Department of the University of North Texas during the summer of 1965. They determined that there was a need for a journal “devoted to publishing critical and scholarly articles on the novel with no restrictions on either chronology or nationality of the novelists studied.” The founding editor, University of North Texas professor of contemporary literature James W. Lee, envisioned a journal of international scope and influence. Since then, Studies in the Novel has staked its reputation upon publishing incisive scholarship on the canon-forming and cutting-edge novelists that have shaped the genre’s rich history. The journal continues to break new ground by promoting new theoretical approaches, a broader international scope, and an engagement with the contemporary novel as a form of social critique.