I feel as though Erdrich did this in order to give insights of the two cultures on simultaneous events. And I feel as though she omitted the voices of two characters in order use them as tools to show how the white man and native american view the mixed relations of their two cultures.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Four Souls
I really enjoyed the novel Four Souls, I found the humor in it and plot itself to be a lot more pleasant to read than I expected from a Native American studies class. Something about the novel that drew curiosity within me was the author's choice of tone. She wrote it partially from the Native American perspective and partially from the White man perspective, and omits the voice of some of the characters completely. What do you think her purpose in doing this is?
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I agree with your Point of view. I really enjoyed the novel itself as well and thought that telling the story from multiple points of view was interesting and fascinating. The book has tremendous depth.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your points. Unlike other books, this one uses humor as a form of writing that keeps us hooked to the book even more. Also, I too thought it was pretty deep the way the author changed the "tone" of the main characters. This really helped me in getting a deeper connection with them.
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