Winter In The Blood And House Made Of Dawn Analysis

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In the books Winter in the Blood and House Made of Dawn, each of the narrators have differing perspectives. The narrator in Winter in the Blood is the protagonist. The narrator in House Made of Dawn rarely speaks. However, both of the narrators have some sort of connection with American Indian culture. Additionally, both of the narrators are on some sort of journey of discovery. By connecting both of the narrators’ similarities, it is possible to see how they impact the understanding of Indian culture as a whole. The narrator for Winter in the Blood uses first person, while the narrator in House Made of Dawn uses third person. The narrator in House Made of Dawn focuses mostly on the life of Abel, while the narrator of Winter in the Blood focus is on his own life. Moreover, the narrator in House Made of Dawn experiences quite a lot of culture clash, while that narrator from Winter in the Blood experiences a lot less. These differences help the reader or …show more content…
The narrator in House Made of Dawn follows Abel, which gives him an outside view and a less personal one. However, the narrator in House Made of Dawn gives a better understanding of the whole situation. The narrator in House Made of Dawn follows his own self. This allows him to give more specific details, but more a more one sided view. In addition to the differences above there is one more. The narrator in House Made of Dawn follows events that take place both on and off of the reservation. This demonstrates the differences between reservation life and the kind of life that most typical Americans live. The narrator from House Made of Dawn has almost the entirety of his experiences happen on an American Indian Reservation. This demonstrates that Reservation life, without the interruption of typical life, may actually be something

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