Essay - The Beet Queen in the Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich...

The Beet Queen

In The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich, the main character show a tendency towards alternative sexual identities. One notable example of this is Karl Adare, who arrives in Argus with h***** sister after t*****ey have been abandoned by their mother. Karl is sensitive from early childhood, and *****s a well-developed ********** ***** spiritual tendency. He is fragile and appears effeminate, ********** mistaken for a girl by those who do not know him. As such, *****'s alternative sexuality leads him on a ro*****d of tricksterhood and loneliness, until he reaches a stage at which this is no longer acceptable.

***** his alienated daughter is an event that trigger's Karl's growth towards a more mature and responsible paradigm. Having been ********** from his community throughout ***** life, Karl finds *****self longing for a sense of community. ***** understands that his relationships have been superficial, and wishes for more meaning in his life. While ***** alternative ***** has led him away from his community, the demonstration ***** his masculinity in procreating a d*****ughter provides Karl with a way to reestablish the social connections ***** he had lost.

*****, Karl ***** within the society that knows him a willingness to accept him ***** what he is. It is no longer necessary to hide behind jokes or trickery. He needs not change ***** sexual identity nor his sense of himself to establish a more ***** affiliation with ***** around him. W*****n reentering the society at *****, Karl is able to ***** so still as *****, with a sexual identity that he ***** comfortable *****.

When he does so, Karl is finally able ***** reenter into ***** ***** also into **********. He can now ***** himself for what ***** is, and dem***** acceptance from others as well. ***** is with hope and a new maturity that Karl accepts himself. This self-***** is the basis upon ***** ***** can rebuild his life and ***** a connection with his surroundings that had never been part of his life