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This 3 page paper analyzes Louise Erdrich's short story "Fleur." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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is, first and foremost, a tale of survival and continuity. Discussion Louise Erdrich is a Native American author whose tidy little tale Fleur is a masterpiece of the short
story genre. It can also be considered as a Native American work; further, it is also a combination of mythology and feminist literature. The title character, Fleur Pillager, is part
Chippewa and, because she has survived two drownings, is regarded with a degree of awe and fear by the people of her village (Erdrich). They have begun to believe that
she is the chosen one of Misshepeshu, the water monster of Chippewa myth (Erdrich). Erdrich doesnt clarify how Pillager survived the two mishaps, which adds to her mystery. What we
do know is that just about the time the other tribe members were getting together to throw her off the reservation, Fleur went to the town of Argus and stayed
there all summer (Erdrich). While she was there she played cards with the men for a number of nights, during which time she won one dollar, no more, no less,
each night (Erdrich). They became intrigued, then furious with this woman who dared to play with such skill, and the showdown came one night when they played for a considerable
amount of money (Erdrich). Fleur won, and refused to play any longer; in retaliation, the men got drunk and raped her; that same night a freak storm appeared and both
Fleur and the men disappeared (Erdrich). She was found much later, living by herself; her attackers were found dead, frozen to death in a meat locker (Erdrich). It later transpires
that they were deliberately locked in by the narrator, another woman, Pauline (Alldredge, 2004). The story structure is very odd. It is told from the omniscient viewpoint for quite a
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