What is your understanding of the final metaphor of disease in Louise Erdrich’s

What is your understanding of the final metaphor of disease in Louise Erdrich’s

What is your understanding of the final metaphor of disease in Louise Erdrich’s “Dear John
Wayne,” and the poem’s message/s about power? Discuss how Erdrich uses figures of speech—
especially metaphors, motifs and symbols—to communicate its message. Explain your answer
and support it by quoting and analyzing specific details/words from the poem.