TRACKS: Discussion Prompt #2

2. Fleur Pillager does not have a voice in the narration of this novel, but she is certainly important to the tribe, in part through fear, in part through admiration. What do members of the tribe fear and admire about Fleur? How does her character seem to represent the tribe?

TRACKS: Discussion Prompt #3

3. Nanapush's narrative is primarily oral; it is told to Lulu. Pauline's narrative is written. What is the effect of the continued juxtaposition of these narratives?

TRACKS: Discussion Prompt #4

4. What is the effect of Pauline's Christianity on her? How does race connect to religion in this novel?

TRACKS: Discussion Prompt #5

5. What does land seem to mean to the different Native Americans in this book?

TRACKS: Discussion Prompt #6

6. Erdrich dramatizes many Native Americans aiding in their own destruction in Tracks. Why does she focus more on them than the originating white cause?