Eli Kashpaw
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Eli Kashpaw is a reclusive, nature-bound Ojibwe man in Louise Erdrich’s novel "Tracks," whose life in the woods symbolizes resistance to cultural loss and encroaching modernity.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Tracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Native American literature
ⓘ
contemporary American fiction ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Louise Erdrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | nature ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cultural survival
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land and identity ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ |
| characterTrait | reclusive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Louise Erdrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ojibwe community in North Dakota (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyNameInFiction | Kashpaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Tracks ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageContext | English-language literature ⓘ |
| livesIn | the woods ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies resistance to assimilation
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represents continuity of Indigenous tradition ⓘ |
| nationalContext | United States literature ⓘ |
| publicationContextOfFirstAppearance | Tracks (1988 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToEnvironment | lives close to the land ⓘ |
| residesNear | reservation lands (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection to traditional Ojibwe lifeways
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resistance to cultural loss ⓘ resistance to encroaching modernity ⓘ |
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