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A 5 page paper that addresses aspect of James Welch's novel Fools Crow. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, a way of life was coming to a close for North America's Native American population. The imposition of European culture and the massive migration of whites westward rationalized the conquest of the continent. James Welch's novel Fools Crow depicts life in the Blackfeet tribe both prior to and during this period of rapid cultural change. This fictional work draws on historical fact so the narrative, in many ways represents a window into what this period of history was like for this culture. This report examines specific aspects of the novel. Topics covered include use of descriptive language, significant of dreams and spirituality, Blackfeet gender roles and reaction to the novel's ending. No additional sources cited.
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culture and the massive migration of whites westward rationalized the conquest of the continent. James Welchs novel Fools Crow depicts life in the Blackfeet tribe both prior to and during
this period of rapid cultural change. This fictional work draws on historical fact so the narrative, in many ways represents a window into what this period of history was
like for this culture. The following report examines specific aspects of the novel. Examples of descriptive language Part of what makes history come alive in this work is the
authors talent at using descriptive language. A sense of foreboding pervades the novel from the beginning as to what the ultimate effect of contact with whites will ultimately entail for
the Blackfeet. For example, at the very beginning of the novel while Fools Crow, while he is still called White Mans Dog, senses something ominous about the future. Welch expresses
this by writing, "But the stars were distant and pitiless and gathered their light within themselves" (Welch 5). The novel ends with Fools Crow meditating on the buffaloes that are
grazing close. "Their backs were dark with rain and the rain gathered and trickled down their shaggy heads...The blackhorns had returned and, all around, it was as it should be"
(Welch 391). In both of these instances, Welch uses descriptive language to set the tone for what Fools Crow is feeling and thinking. Similarities in behavior between Blackfeet culture
and mainstream culture One of the many positive features of this novel is that Welch does not portray the Blackfeet as an ideal, i.e., the concept of the "noble" savage
living in a pristine Eden. The Blackfeet are like any human society. They have people who are devious, deceptive and cruel, as well as those who believe in values
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