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48 pages 1 hour read

Linda Hogan

Solar Storms

Linda HoganFiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1994

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Hogan writes, “They had long admired the photos and stories of our dead, only to find us alive and threatening” (305). How does Hogan depict the relationship between Caucasians and Native Americans, and how do the Native Americans in the novel subvert the Caucasians’ expectations?

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Examine Hogan’s portrayal of Native-American femininity. In what ways would you consider Solar Storms to be a feminist novel?

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Angel’s coming-of-age narrative is interwoven with stories from her grandmothers. What role do these stories play in the novel, and how do they disrupt conventional Western models of storytelling?

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