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The Scope Wife Analysis

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There are many stories in the novel The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich. This native american novel tells a story about a child being raised by a herd of antelope. These stories include the themes of love, betrayal and revenge. This narrative displays the spiritual world where animals can communicate with humans and portray their traits. The present themes in this novel play a huge part in telling a spiritual story regarding the characters and them discovering who they are. The theme or themes in a story are the underlying idea of the story. Without a theme in a story the story wouldn 't really have a purpose or clear idea.

Some people confuse the two terms plot and theme. A theme is an underlying idea of a story and illustrates

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