The Song of Hiawatha (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
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
- Principal Characters: Hiawatha, Minnehaha, Nokomis, Mudjekeewis
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans
- Locales: Lake Superior
The Story:
Weary of the constant fighting of his people, the Great Spirit called together all Indian tribes to reprimand them for their foolish ways. He had given them fertile lands, abundant streams, and forests, but they had continued to hunt each other. He promised to send a prophet who would guide and teach them. Should they fail to follow his counsel, they would perish. Breaking off a piece of a red-stone precipice, he molded a pipe as a symbol of peace among them. He told the warriors to plunge themselves into the stream and wash the war paint from their faces and the...
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