Abel
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Abel is the troubled Native American protagonist of N. Scott Momaday’s novel "House Made of Dawn," whose struggles with identity, tradition, and modern American society drive the book’s central themes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | House Made of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Native American literature
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postmodern American novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jemez Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
ceremony and ritual as healing
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land and place as identity ⓘ silence and speech ⓘ |
| centralThemes |
alienation
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conflict between Native traditions and modern American society ⓘ cultural dislocation ⓘ identity ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| createdBy | N. Scott Momaday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 20th-century Native American experience in the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Native American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | House Made of Dawn (1968) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Angela St. John
NERFINISHED
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Ben Benally NERFINISHED ⓘ Father Olguin NERFINISHED ⓘ Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies the clash between Native American tradition and modern American culture ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | depicted through multiple shifting points of view ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | World War II veteran ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAward | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (awarded to House Made of Dawn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of House Made of Dawn ⓘ |
| settingAssociatedWith |
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
alcohol abuse
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loss of cultural identity ⓘ reconnection to tribal traditions ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ trauma ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the fragmented modern Native American identity ⓘ |
| undergoes | journey of spiritual and cultural recovery ⓘ |
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