Tracks (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Louise Erdrich
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Plot: Family
- Time of Work: Winter, 1912-spring, 1924
- Setting: Matchimanito, a fictional reservation in North Dakota
- Principal Characters: Nanapush, Pauline Puyat, Fleur Pillager
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children, Biracial people, Midwest, 1910’s, Native Americans or American Indians, Convents or nunneries, Nuns
- Locales: Argus, ND (fictive), Chippewa Indian Reservation, North Dakota
The Novel
Tracks deals with the devastation of the Anishinabe (also known as Chippewa or Objiway) people between the winter of 1912 and the spring of 1924 in Matchimanito, North Dakota. The novel focuses on the life of Fleur Pillager and those with whom she comes into contact, dramatizing their struggle for survival as well as their many-faceted conflicts. In alternating chapters, the story is narrated by Nanapush, a tribal elder, and Pauline Puyat, a fanatic nun of mixed heritage. The two narrators complement but at times also contradict and undermine each other.
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