The Song of Hiawatha (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- First Published: 1855
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Folklore
- Time of Work: Aboriginal period
- Setting: Around Lake Superior
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans
- Locales: Lake Superior
Characters Discussed
Hiawatha, an Indian with magic powers who grows up in the Lake Superior region and becomes a prophet and guide. From the body of a stranger he conquers, Hiawatha gets corn. He defeats disease-bearing Pearl-Feather with the help of a woodpecker, whose feather tuft he streaks with red. He invents picture writing. Following the death of Minnehaha and the coming of the white man, Hiawatha leaves his tribe to travel through the Portals of the Sunset to the Land of the Hereafter.
Nokomis, who falls to Earth from the full moon to become the mother of...
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