76 pages 2 hours read

Richard Wagamese

Indian Horse

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

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Essay Topics

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How do the three generations of Indian Horses (grandmother, parents, and Saul) feel about “Zhaunagush” (the white man)? What informs their opinion?

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Why do you think Saul represses the memory of his sexual abuse for so long? What triggers his memory, and why does he remember it then, at the ruins of St. Jerome’s?

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Why is Saul always so hesitant to play with white teams? What makes him push through that reluctance?