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Tracks Topics for Discussion

Why do you think Nanapush and Pauline give their perspectives and not another important character like Fleur?

Why do you think Pauline is attracted to the job of preparing the dead?

Discuss Fleur and Pauline's actions after their pregnancies. Did the pregnancies' outcomes affect their actions?

Discuss how the lake is important in Fleur and Pauline's lives. How does it affect the course of their lives?

How do the loss of their families affect Nanapush, Pauline, and Fleur?

Look for the title word "tracks" throughout the book. How do "tracks" relate to the characters associated with the use of the word?

Explain the various ways the white men's interference breaks up relationships between the characters.