The Plague of Doves Questions and Answers
The Plague of Doves
How many narrators are in The Plague of Doves?
There are multiple narrators in The Plague of Doves, starting with an omniscient narrator in the first chapter. The subsequent chapters feature first-person narrators: Evelina Harp, Judge Antone...
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How do Billy and Corwin Peace evolve as characters in The Plague of Doves?
Billy and Corwin Peace evolve in contrasting ways. Billy starts as a principled young man but becomes a cruel, fanatical religious leader, ultimately abusive and killed by his wife. In contrast,...
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How are attitudes towards sexuality in the Ojibwa and Christian traditions represented differently in The Plague of...
When examining how Christian and Ojibwa attitudes about sex are reflected in the novel, one should be careful not to regurgitate harmful stereotypes. With that being said, one could argue that...
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How does Erdrich depict vengeance versus justice in The Plague of Doves, and what choice does she guide us towards?
The story is centered around a group of teenagers, three Native Americans and one white boy. There are five teens in the group that cannot be named because they are innocent. According to tradition,...