Quotes
Who was this quote about
“She woke in the cave of leaves with a tingling sense that something good had happened and might happen. Then she remembered that she’d been sleeping only feet away from a bear."
Patrice
Who haunts Thomas
Roderick
how is Thomas abused
What literary device is this
He had drunk whiskey, As always, it went straight to his head." Page 242
Metonymy
Who's this quote about "He had drunk whiskey, As always, it went straight to his head."
Barnes
What caused Vera's trauma
How did roderick get abused
he was humiliated for being a native at boarding school
What literary device
If she wanted to get away, she would have to run through knives. If she got through the knives, she would have no skin left other than protect he. She would be raw flesh. She would be a thing. She would be agony( page 228)
Imagery
Who was this quote about"If she wanted to get away, she would have to run through knives. If she got through the knives, she would have no skin left other than protect he. She would be raw flesh. She would be a thing. She would be agony"
Vera
What causes Patricies trauma
her father left her, he was also an alcoholic
Where was vera found
she was found in an alley way
What literary device "She could see the black slit in the earth. He stopped there stood at the lip of the darkness, looking down". Page 329
Dark imagery
Who was this quote about " She could see the black slit in the earth. He stopped there stood at the lip of the darkness, looking down"
Patrice
What causes Thomas' trauma
having to fight Indian termination while also working as a night watchman
How did Patricie escape Bucky in the car
she swam to Thomas' boat that was on the lake
What Literary device is this
“All she could think of when she thought of Parenteau were the times he’d arrived home drunk and dragged them all into his ugliness. When he’d make Pokey fly into the wall… Good riddance, she thought.”
Memory, Tone, imagery
Who is this quote about
“A frowsty-headed little boy crouched on top of the band saw… He was wearing the same yellow-brown canvas vest and pants that Thomas had worn as a third-grade student at the government boarding school in Fort Totten.”
Roderick
which character suffers the most from alcoholism
Parenteu
how is Zhaanat traumatized
she had to raise her kids by themselves due to her husband leaving
what literary device
She woke in the cave of leaves with a tingling sense that something good had happened and might happen. Then she remembered that she’d been sleeping only feet away from a bear."
Symbolism, Metaphor