A Cycle of the West · Character
Gall
A Hunkpapa Lakota war chief who fights at the Little Bighorn.
minor
First appearance: xii high noon on the little horn
Gall shows up with force in The Song of the Indian Wars. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Listed alongside Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull as a leader of the Sioux, his name is like 'a wind of many battle cries.'
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In The Song of the Indian Wars: Listed alongside Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull as a leader of the Sioux, his name is like 'a wind of many battle cries.' Later, in III: The Council on the Powder: Named as one of the…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Major Figures of the Indian Wars
- Key Figures in Conflict
- Lakota Warriors and Officer
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological and emotional peak of despair for the S…
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- The Song of the Indian Wars
- III: The Council on the Powder
- VIII: The Yellow God
- X: The Sun Dance
- The Seventh Marches
- XIII: The Twilight
- XIV: The Death of Crazy Horse
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See Gall in xii high noon on the little horn