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Essay Topic 1

Consider the author’s choice to use multiple point of view characters, with some points of view being framed as a story. Why did the author choose to tell the story of the drum this way? How do the multiple points of view contribute to the story’s themes?

Essay Topic 2

What is the basis of Faye and Kurt’s relationship? What brings them together, and what keeps them apart? How does their relationship evolve over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What role does survivor’s guilt play in the novel? How do different characters handle their survivor’s guilt in different ways? Do they ultimately overcome this guilt, or learn to live with it?

Essay Topic 4

When Faye considers the nature of her work, she notes that she is not “a traditional Ojibwe” (33). Why do you think she chooses to distance herself from...

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