There There
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Plot Summary
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Prologue Part I: Tony Loneman (1) Part I: Dene Oxendene (1) Part I: Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield (1) Part I: Edwin Black (1) Part II: Bill Davis (1) Part II: Calvin Johnson (1) Part II: Jacquie Red Feather (1) Part II: Orvil Red Feather (1) Part II: Interlude Part II: Tony Loneman (2) Part II: Calvin Johnson (2) Part II: Dene Oxendene (2) Part II: Jacquie Red Feather (2) Part III: Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield (2) Part III: Octavio Gomez (1) Part III: Daniel Gonzales (1) Part III: Blue (1) Part III: Thomas Frank (1) Part IV: Orvil Red Feather (2) Part IV: Tony Loneman (3) Part IV: Blue (2) Part IV: Dene Oxendene (3) Part IV: Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield (3) Part IV: Edwin Black (2) Part IV: Calvin Johnson (3) Part IV: Daniel Gonzales (2) Part IV: Jacquie Red Feather (3) Part IV: Octavio Gomez (2) Part IV: Edwin Black (3) Part IV: Thomas Frank (2) Part IV: Loother and Lony Part IV: Daniel Gonzales (3) Part IV: Blue (3) Part IV: Dene Oxendene (4) Part IV: Orvil Red Feather (3) Part IV: Calvin Johnson (4) Part IV: Thomas Frank (3) Part IV: Bill Davis (2) Part IV: Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield (4) Part IV: Jacquie Red Feather (4) Part IV: Blue (4) Part IV: Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield (5) Part IV: Tony Loneman (4)
Themes
All Themes Cultural Identity vs. Personal Identity Storytelling Interconnectedness, Coincidence, and Chance Generational Trauma
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Characters
All Characters Tony Loneman Dene Oxendene Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield Jacquie Red Feather Edwin Black Calvin Johnson Orvil Red Feather Octavio Gomez Blue Harvey Bill Davis Daniel Gonzales Ronald
Symbols
All Symbols Spiders Buses and BART Trains
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Alliteration Allusions Flashbacks Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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