Four Souls Summary
Louise Erdrich

Four Souls Overview

Four Souls, by Louise Erdrich, is one of a number of novels that tell the story of a Native American woman, Fleur Pillager, or Four Souls. In this part of her story, Fleur travels from her reservation in Northern Minnesota to destroy the man who stole her land, and ends up both marrying him and having his child. Told in three different narrative voices, the narrative explores themes relating to the nature of revenge, the experience and purpose of spirituality, and the inevitability of change.