House Made of Dawn Summary
N. Scott Momaday

House Made of Dawn - N. Scott Momaday - 1968 Introduction A powerful look at the alienation one Native American experiences, House Made of Dawn (1968) is regarded as the beginning of the Native Americ... Read more

"Learning from the Indian," Viva: Northern New Mexico's Sunday Magazine (9 July 1972): 2; Read more

Dubbed "the man made of words," N. Scott Momaday is a Native American poet, novelist, storyteller, and artist. "It is an identity that pleases me," the author wrote in the preface to In the Presence o... Read more

When N. Scott Momaday received the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his first novel, House Made of Dawn (1968), the literary community recognized the arrival of a major contemporary Native American... Read more

In the following review, Bennett praises the literary and sociological aspects of House Made of Dawn. In academe, where there is a growing tendency to employ literary works as casebooks for social ... Read more

Raymond is an author, critic, and educator. In the following essay, he discusses the role of technology, Christianity, and the Kiowa Tai-me in House Made of Dawn. Many critics interpret N. Scott Mo... Read more

In the following excerpt, Schubnell discusses Abel's search for belonging and identity in House Made of Dawn. My reading of House Made of Dawn focuses on the novel's thematic center: ... Read more

Allen is a Pueblo Laguna and Sioux poet, critic, essayist, novelist, and editor. In the following excerpt, she discusses the inclusion of Navajo and Pueblo beliefs in House Made of Dawn, arguing that ... Read more

In the following essay, Oleson analyzes the structure and symbolism of House Made of Dawn, paying close attention to the symbol of the earth. Once in his life a man ought to concentrate his mind u... Read more

Trimmer is an American nonfiction writer, editor, and educator. In the following essay, he provides an overview of the themes and structure of House Made of Dawn, and discusses whether the book meets ... Read more

Waniek is an American poet, translator, and essayist. In the following essay, she analyzes the role of language as a source of power in House Made of Dawn. In 1969, one year after the publication o... Read more

Velie is an American nonfiction writer, editor, and educator. In the following essay, he presents a thematic overview in which he discusses the dangers of viewing House Made of Dawn as a protest novel... Read more

In the following, the critic provides a mixed review of House Made of Dawn, questioning the novel's merit as a winner of the Pulitzer Prize. House Made of Dawn is about an American Indian ca... Read more

Strelke is a photographer, poet, editor, and educator who frequently teaches courses on Native Americans. In the essay below, she examines Momaday's thematic focus on personal redemption and id... Read more

Critical Essay by Baine Kerr [House Made of Dawn] is a brave book. Momaday's ambition is enormous and untried; he is attempting to transliterate Indian culture, myth, and sensibility into an a... Read more

In the following essay, Schweninger examines House Made of Dawn on a number of levels, assessing the plot, characters, evolution of the work, the novel's historical significance, and how the wo... Read more