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Write about the importance of character names in Fools Crow. Why does Welch name his protagonist “White Man’s Dog,” and what is the significance of the fact that he is renamed “Fools Crow”?
What is the significance of Fools Crow’s vision in the final chapters of the book, in which he is shown what will happen to the Pikuni people?
Although Fools Crow is in many ways a tragedy, the novel ends with a joyful celebration in the Lone Eater camp. Why might Welch end the novel on a happy note instead of the massacre of Heavy Runner’s band?
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