Apple: Skin to the Core Summary
Eric Gansworth

Apple: Skin to the Core Overview

Apple: Skin to the Core is a memoir written in verse by Eric Gansworth, an American Indian member of the Onondaga and Tuscarora nations. The poems in the memoir recount Gansworth's coming of age on the Tuscarora reservation, his young adulthood, and his transition to the role of elder in the community, working to preserve the cultural traditions for the next generation. The book considers themes related to assimilation, race, and American Indian culture, among others.