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House Made of Dawn Summary & Study Guide Description
House Made of Dawn Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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House Made of Dawn Plot Summary
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Prologue
The very first section of House Made of Dawn creates the mood for the story. Set in a canyon at sunrise, the protagonist of the novel, Abel, is introduced. Thematic issues that will appear throughout the book are also presented: Abel's isolation and his struggle to communicate, as well as the communion of man and nature. In addition, it introduces the image of Abel running, which will also be the final image in the novel.
The Longhair
In 1945, Abel's grandfather, Francisco, rides his horse-drawn wagon into town and picks up Abel from the bus station. The young man is returning from his service in the army during World War II. So drunk that he does not recognize his own grandfather, Abel stumbles off the bus and into his grandfather's wagon.
Waking the next day at Francisco's house, he recalls frightening images from his early life on the Native American...
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