June Kashpaw
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June Kashpaw is a central, enigmatic Ojibwe woman in Louise Erdrich’s novel "Love Medicine," whose life and death profoundly shape the intertwined stories of the Kashpaw and Lamartine families.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ojibwe woman
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character in a novel ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Love Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Love Medicine series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
enigmatic
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independent ⓘ restless ⓘ |
| createdBy | Louise Erdrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | exposure in a blizzard ⓘ |
| deathEvent | dies in a snowstorm after leaving a bar ⓘ |
| deathLocation | North Dakota (fictional reservation region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kashpaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantConnectionTo |
Kashpaw family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lamartine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
lives of the Kashpaw family members
ⓘ
lives of the Lamartine family members ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | symbolic figure whose absence shapes the narrative structure ⓘ |
| motherOf | Lipsha Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for events affecting multiple generations
ⓘ
central character in Love Medicine ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | both physically present in memories and spiritually resonant after death ⓘ |
| relative |
Gordie Kashpaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lipsha Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Kashpaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Nector Kashpaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingAffiliation | Turtle Mountain–inspired Ojibwe reservation (fictional) ⓘ |
| spouse | Gordie Kashpaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Native American identity
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family and kinship ⓘ loss and memory ⓘ spirituality and the supernatural ⓘ |
| timeOfFirstAppearance | opening chapter of Love Medicine ⓘ |
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