Lost Face · Character
Akoon
A young Native traveler who gave up good steamboat wages to stay near El-Soo, singing and glowing until all Tana-naw Station knew he loved her.
supporting
First appearance: The Wit of Porportuk
As a supporting figure in Lost Face, Akoon is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A young hunter and traveler who loves El-Soo, is captured by Porportuk's men, and ultimately receives her as a gift after Porportuk shoots her ankles.
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Akoon is a hunter and former pilot who abandoned twenty-dollar-a-day work on the big steamboats the moment he saw El-Soo at Klakee-Nah's large house. He measures himself against other men and finds favor in her eyes,…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Native characters in conflict
- Protagonist
- Lovers and betrayers
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- Breaking point
- Closing
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- Old Porportuk
rivalry · negative
Akoon and Old Porportuk clash over control of the tribe and conflicting loyalties. How this plays out →
- The Man
rivalry · negative
- Old Porportuk
rivalry · negative
Akoon and Old Porportuk clash over control of the tribe and conflicting loyalties. How this plays out →
- The Man
rivalry · negative
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See Akoon in The Wit of Porportuk