Pauline Puyat
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Pauline Puyat is a central Ojibwe character in Louise Erdrich’s novel "Tracks," known for her complex, often unreliable narration and her role in depicting the cultural and spiritual struggles of her community.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ojibwe woman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ narrator ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Tracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
assimilation into Western religion
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colonialism and cultural displacement ⓘ identity and self-denial ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| characterInSeries | Louise Erdrich’s interconnected Ojibwe novels ⓘ |
| createdBy | Louise Erdrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
cultural struggles of her Ojibwe community
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spiritual struggles of her Ojibwe community ⓘ |
| hasCharacterFunction |
embodies tensions between Native spirituality and Catholicism
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illustrates psychological effects of colonization ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
fanatical
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manipulative ⓘ self-contradictory ⓘ self-loathing ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedium | novel ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole |
first-person narrator
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
Catholicism
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Ojibwe traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | central character in the novel "Tracks" ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narratesEventsAlongside | Nanapush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInWork | North Dakota reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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