The Surrounded (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: D’Arcy McNickle
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: The Flathead Indian reservation in Montana
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Biracial people, Twentieth century, 1910’s, Native Americans or American Indians, Multiculturalism, Westerns, Frontier or pioneer life
- Locales: Flathead Indian Reservation, MT
Characters Discussed
Archilde Leon (ahr-SHEEL lay- OHN), the mixed-race son of an Indian mother and a European father. He returns home to visit the Flathead Indian reservation in Montana. He expects this to be a brief and final visit before he returns to his life as a musician in Portland, Oregon. A sensitive, intelligent, and careful man, he takes care of his dying father and helps his mother any way that he can. He often seems to be caught up in events and unable to escape the reservation, where he is torn between white and Indian culture.
Catharine LaLoup Leon, the...
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