The Son of the Wolf · Character
Shookum
A Native man who appears in a story.
minor
Also known as Shookum
First appearance: an odyssey of the north
Shookum shows up with force in The White Silence. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A vicious dog that snaps at Mason and is beaten; Malemute Kid predicts they will eat him before the trip ends.
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Character groups
- Survival and Community
- Protagonist
- Tragic Love and Revenge
- Loyalty and Loss in Blizzards
- Native and White Conflict
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Cal Galbraith, after being nursed back to he…
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