Read the following excerpt from Louise Erdrich's novel, The

Last updated: 8/9/2022

Read the following excerpt from Louise Erdrich's novel, The Round House. What atmosphere is established in this excerpt? "Where is your mother?' His voice was hoarse and dry. I slid the book onto another chair, rose and handed him my glass of water. He gulped it down. He didn't say those words again, but the two of us stared at each other in a way that struck me somehow as adult, as though he knew that by reading I had inserted myself into his world." sadness anxiety triumph joy Next