The Grass Dancer Characters & Character Analysis

The Grass Dancer Characters

Evelyn

The twin sister of Lydia, Evelyn left the reservation as a young woman and moved toMinneapolis with her husband, Philbert. "You look back, you never get off the res," she tells him. Thirty years old, he is a retired rodeo bull rider, and she married him not because she loved him but because her mother told her that her father, whom she has never met, was a bull rider. Although Evie and Lydiaare twins, they do not look alike: Evie is aware thatLydiais much more beautiful.

Ghost Horse

Ghost Horse is a heyo 'ka, or sacred clown. Because he has dreamed of the thunderbirds, he must take on this role. Red Dress says of him, "His behavior was perverse: he wept at social dances, laughed at solemn events, shivered in the hot summer sun, and sweltered in frigid temperatures. He rushed into battle ahead of other warriors, treating war as play,...
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