Genre
Historical Fiction Novel
Setting and Context
The novel is written in the context of the life of Native and Non-Native Americans.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Pessimistic, resentful
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists are Nanapush and Pauline Puyat.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is when Pauline becomes jealous of the romantic relationship between Fleur and Eli. Pauline gives Eli a love potion, but it backfires because he sees her as a pest.
Climax
The climax is when Pauline gives up on the love between Eli and Fleur. Instead, she blames God for her misfortunes.
Foreshadowing
Pauline's envy of Fleur's love foreshadows her doomed ending.
Understatement
Blaming God for Pauline’s misfortunes is an understatement because God has nothing to do with her bad luck.
Allusions
The story alludes to romance and relationships. For instance, Pauline is ready to use a love potion to win Fleur’s boyfriend.
Imagery
The description of the physical appearance of Fleur depicts the imagery of sight.
Paradox
Paradoxically, instead of falling in love with the person who saved her life, Fleur falls for another man. Nanapush is disappointed, but life has to continue.
Parallelism
The story of Nanapush apparels Pauline’s of the connection of troubled loved in both cases.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
