Tracks

Tracks In the book Tracks by Louise Erdrich, Fleur is presented as a strong, powerful person who has to face several problems. Fleur develops a relationship with some of the characters that are in the book that either help or hunt Fleur. Fleur was viewed as a mythical figure after some of the events that happened to Fleur. The dual narrative helps gain great insight to the personally of Fleur. At about seventeen years old Fleur's whole family dead from consumption otherwise known as tuberculosis. Fleur still had Moses who a Pillager however they are more related by name than by blood. Nanapush saved Fleur by taking her to his cabin and talked to Fleur until she was better. When she went to town she ended up getting raped. From both of these events it shows that she is a strong independent person who will not let what happens to her bring her down. Fleur also had to have the mental strength because she lost her second child and lost her lands where her family was buried. Fleur was also a forgiving person. A fellow Indian, Pauline, watched Fleur as she was getting raped tracks, fleur, lulu, margaret, pauline, after, nanapush, child, because, made, let, home, time, strong, relationship, put, chippewa, care, second, place, person, mythical, lost, indians, helped, fleur’s, figure, even, eli, cabin, book, birth, trees, three, thing, spell