Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
North Dakota in the context of racial prejudice.
Narrator and Point of View
The narrator is Kent.
Tone and Mood
The tone is sarcastic, and the moo is poignant.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Dan is the protagonist and narrator of the story.
Major Conflict
The major conflict revealed is that white men automatically blame the Natives for violence and hatred, despite knowing they are innocent.
Climax
The climax is the realization that the white people's history is racially biased to disadvantage the natives and paint them inferior.
Foreshadowing
The new generation of the Indian people, 'Reservation Indian', foreshadowed the vanishing of the native culture.
Understatement
The true picture of the Native people is understated. According to Dan, the Natives are racially prejudiced by the whites intentionally to make them look bad.
Allusions
The story alludes to the rich culture of the Natives that vanished when the new generation of Indians emerged.
Imagery
The imageries of sight and touch are combined in the book to engage readers. The author writes, “I was travelling across North Dakota. The August sun was unbearably hot, and the land rolled on endlessly before me. As I came over a rise, I saw in the distance a forlorn wooden structure with three enclosed sides and low pitched roof." These imageries aid readers to see the setting of the memoir.
Paradox
The main paradox revealed in this memoir is that the white people's history is racially biased to paint the Natives as violent people.
Parallelism
No specific example.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Smoking marijuana is a metonym for Dan's desire to gain courage and confidently share his story with the chief.
Personification
N/A
