Tales of Burning Love | Characters
Erdrich handles characters differently from most writers. The subordination of major and minor characters common among other writers is missing from her novels, and Tales of Burning Love, with its huge cast of characters, is no exception. While many characters from previous novels appear here in cameo roles, few unimportant characters exist in the book. Jack Mauser is no more important than his wives; characters such as Eleanor's parents, particularly her mother, are significant. To some of Erdrich's critics, this absence of a hierarchy and emphasis on the group is a...
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