Identity in Linda Hogan’s Poems "The Truth Is" and "Tear"

Human beings always seek life. Indeed, identity is not defined by basic or general characteristics alone. Identity is a fusion of many occasional occasions, perhaps the most basic legacy. In order to realize self-acquisition, it is necessary to intertwine genetic and environmental forces, but if an individual lives outside a mainstream society, this work becomes more and more difficult. This difficulty is exacerbated by mixed ancestry, especially when those ancestors began with historical conflict relationships.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the environmental crisis of Linda Hogan and the reaction of American Indian writer to his work. On Hogan's contribution to contemporary discussions on environmental deterioration, environmental justice, and American Indian community issues by combining Hogan's career, cultural identity, and her personal and political beliefs into the background of the text To argue. I will use the Hogan novel and nonfiction to show the author's position and actively participate in this discourse. Novel - "Average Spirit" (1990), "Sun Storm" (1995), "Power" (1998) - Hogan points out the effects of environmental degradation and proposes treatment.

Linda Henderson Hogan is a contemporary American Indian poet, novelist, playwright, essayist. Her work focuses on the connection between the Aboriginal community and nature, spirituality, and cultural identity. Hogan is also an active environmentalist, whose activities reflect environmental and social issues. In particular, her novel addresses the problem of environmental justice affecting the local indigenous community in a devastating way. The center of her work is a historical and contemporary consequence of nature and dominant society dealing with indigenous peoples, whether it is poetry, fiction, nonfiction or not. Her comprehensive understanding of the world is based on the indigenous traditional knowledge and spirituality.

Conclusion This article mainly concerns her experiences with Linda Hogan and the voice of the inside of humans and others around the world. Linda Hogan is an American who grew up in Oklahoma. Many of her works include a spiritual quest between man and nature because this interest has made her other work focused on environmental and anti-nuclear thinking. I think that she is encouraging them to write letters to your daily lives and explore the inner voice that would otherwise be ignored. This is also related to the purpose of work, Linda Hogan wants people to explore by hearing the inner voice of the world and things. She lists many reasons why we should listen to these sounds. Some of them are brought back to the essence that we are ours. Linda Hogan's work is effective and moving.