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Native American Storytelling In Thomas King's Medicine River

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Native American storytelling plays a key role in Thomas king 's medicine river.The author makes the reader question if they are inherently racist using stereotypes and irony to keep the reader on the edge of their seats.Tricksters in native American literature are known as someone that has a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge.They can come in any shape and form and usually have a dramatic effect on the story plot.For example in Thomas Kings Borders the mother in the story spoke about coyote and the trickster then all of a sudden the story took a dramatic change and all of their problems were gone.Harleen in Thomas King 's Medicine river pushes the plot forward by always pushing will to his limits and wanting everyone to have a connection even if it 's none of his business for example when Louise 's boyfriend left her after she got pregnant.Harleen went around asking all the guys to take her out on a date including will saying “Be with her.Take her out.”(King 27)Which brings the question is Thomas king symbolizing Harleen as a trickster?.Thomas King is often described as one of the finest contemporary

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