The Marrow Thieves
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Frenchie's Coming-To Story The Fire Story: Part 1 Magic Words Haunted in the Bush A Plague of Madness The Four Winds Wab's Coming-To Story Story: Part 2 Back into the Woods Miigwans' Coming-To Story Finding Direction The Potential of Change The Other Indians The Way It All Changed The Long Stumble Rogarou Comes Hunting On the Road Found The Miracle of Minerva Loss The Circle Word Arrives in Black Lost and Found and Lost Kiiwen Locks Mean Nothing to Ghosts
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The Marrow Thieves

by

Cherie Dimaline
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Lincoln Character Analysis

A tall, hulking Indigenous man who travels with Travis. Frenchie observes that the two men move suspiciously—they leave obvious garbage, stay in one place for several days, and don't seem like they're on the run. But up close, Lincoln makes Frenchie feel uncomfortable for a reason Frenchie can't place. It turns out that Lincoln and Travis are working for the Recruiters, but Lincoln botches the job by taking drugs and killing himself and RiRi.

Lincoln Quotes in The Marrow Thieves

The The Marrow Thieves quotes below are all either spoken by Lincoln or refer to Lincoln. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Other Indians Quotes

I nodded back, copying the way he held his mouth. Yes, we would definitely do so. Us men. We'd be vigilant. Chi-Boy turned and started making his way through the trees. I watched him for a minute, and tried to listen. There was nothing—the absence of sound was the only thing the ear picked up. There was no doubt Chi-Boy was the best scout we had, probably the best scout anyone had. I followed close behind, imitating his movements.

Related Characters: Frenchie (speaker), Wab, Rose, Travis, Chi-Boy, Lincoln
Family and Coming of Age Theme Icon
Page Number: 124
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Lincoln Quotes in The Marrow Thieves

The The Marrow Thieves quotes below are all either spoken by Lincoln or refer to Lincoln. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Cyclical Histories, Language, and Indigenous Oppression Theme Icon
).
The Other Indians Quotes

I nodded back, copying the way he held his mouth. Yes, we would definitely do so. Us men. We'd be vigilant. Chi-Boy turned and started making his way through the trees. I watched him for a minute, and tried to listen. There was nothing—the absence of sound was the only thing the ear picked up. There was no doubt Chi-Boy was the best scout we had, probably the best scout anyone had. I followed close behind, imitating his movements.

Related Characters: Frenchie (speaker), Wab, Rose, Travis, Chi-Boy, Lincoln
Family and Coming of Age Theme Icon
Page Number: 124
Explanation and Analysis:
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