WINDIGO POEM /ANGEL FLORES

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Angel Flores

By Louise Erdrich

Windigo

is the author of many highly regarded novels and poetry collections. Erdrich was born in Minnesota, grew up on the plains of North Dakota, and was part of the first group of women admitted to Dartmouth College. In her work, Erdrich often explores her Native American heritage through her choices of characters and themes.

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Windigos are evil, ice-covered, man-eating creatures that appear in many Native American folktales, including those of the poet's Chippewa culture. The human spirit is said to live within the creature, but the only escape is death. This poem presents a different perspective of the traditional tale.

Background

IMAGERY

THEME

ALLITERATION

LITERARY ELEMENTS IN THE POEM:

WHAT I UNDERSTAND

It is a terror story from the Chippewa culture and is about a demon combined with a dog and a human, who seeks to kidnap a child to possibly eat him. The story is told in the first person, which let us to know that Windigo tells the story and makes us imagine the images of the scenes that unfold. to conclude the poem says that the boy knew that windigo was going for him but in the end it ends in a horrible scene.

Angel DANIEL fLORES

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