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Richard Wagamese

Keeper'n Me

Richard WagameseFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1994

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Essay Topics

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What does Richard Wagamese suggest about Black identity and the Black experience when Garnet meets Lonnie?

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The novel centers on Garnet’s journey who relates his story in the first person. Analyze the author’s choice to include Keeper as a first-person narrator alongside Garnet. What does this reflect about the Anishinaabe culture and storytelling?

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Garnet’s relationship with his mother is not in the foreground of the story despite being crucial. Why does this story center on male characters?

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