The Antelope Wife

The Antelope Wife | Ideas For Group Discussion

Multiple narrators and a non-linear narrative structure are just two of the nontraditional elements that Louise Erdrich employs in Antelope Wife. Because such elements may be unfamiliar to many readers, it can be helpful to create a time line of the important events in the novel. Next make a list of characters and their relationships, paying careful attention to kinship lines and the recurrence of twin girls. Use the time line and the list of characters to help answer the discussion questions below, or as starting points for other examinations of the text.

1. Part of Erdrich's...

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