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Chapters 1-2

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Erdrich, Louise. Four Souls. HarperCollins, 2004. Hardcover.

· Chapters alternate between past and present tense depending on the narrator and their viewpoint.

· In Chapter 1, “The Roads,” the narrator Nanapush uses a third-person narration to describe how Fleur traveled through the woods on various trails until she reached the railroad tracks.

· She followed the tracks until the traffic was too heavy, and then she waked beside the tracks.

· When she wore her makizinan to shreds, she stole a pair of boots from a farmhouse.

· She killed a fat old dog to be able to take the boots.

· She scavenged for food along the way.

· The night before she reached the city, she found a tree and buried the bones of the dog and the clan markers.

· She tied a red prayer flag to the highest branches...

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