Everything you need to understand or teach The Return of Little Big Man by Thomas Berger.
A central theme of the novel is Jack Crabb's desire to find social respectability and love in the years following the battle of the Little Big Horn. As the story opens, Crabb is virtually a derelict, having been rescued from destitution by Hickok's surprising charity. By the novel's close, Crabb has mastered several social roles, and has acquired some moral stature, although he remains something of an outsider. The novel chronicles Crabb's middle...