Madison Bell's "Ten Indians"

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This paper provides an analysis of the novel, which deals with the problems of drugs, violence and despair, and asks the question, "Can society repair itself?" The paper addresses this theme through an examination of the main character, a psychiatrist attempting to make a difference in an inner-city ghetto.

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"The story Ten Indians is set in the town of Baltimore and is set to relate the story of Mike Devlin who is a psychiatrist and yet, his own personal conflicts are creating turmoil within himself and his practice. Bell creates Devlin as a man who is isolated even in a crowd and who is unable to reconcile his inner and outer realities. His perceptions of events at times deceive him and the consequences are tragic.
Within our society is seen the presence of drugs, violence, and despair which seem to be so deeply ingrained in the culture that there is no solution to making things better. A lack of jobs and a welfare system that keeps people alive but provides little hope further inhibits social change and so arises the question can anything truly be changed? Or are the problems so intractable that keeping people alive is the best that can be done?"

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