He was also big enough to give credit for this transformation to Jo. He gave up alcohol, got a job and became a far more productive person. He was walking a bad path for some time but after meeting his girlfriend Jo, he turned his life around. CassĬass participated in the elk murders as a boy. She also gives off a dangerous energy that disconcerts those around her.Īfter her "death" she reappears at the end of the novel and plays a game of basketball with Denorah, until an injury makes it impossible for her to continue to appear human. She is flirtatious with Lewis and this makes him uncomfortable.
As Lewis suspects, she is actually the human form of the elk he murdered as a boy. Shaney is a local woman who befriends Lewis to try to help him interpret his visions of the elk. She reverts to her animal form once this reunion has taken place. She takes on the form of Shaney and tries to teach Lewis about remorse through this human version of herself, but when she does not feel that he is sincere.Īt the end of the novel, she finds the bones of her unborn calf and is able to take her back into the wild with her. Specifically she wants to kill the children of her killers, so that they too can feel the pain of seeing their calves murdered. She has a well-thought out plan of action and has returned specifically to avenge the murder of her unborn calf. She is a mother figure, and also a figure of revenge. The Elk appears both as a wild animal and as an elk-headed woman. He believes himself to be remorseful about the hunt in which he participated, and knows immediately that the elk has come back to avenge the murders of herself and her calf. Lewis grew up on the reservation but has improved his life, married a white woman and works as a mail carrier. Lewis is the central human character in the novel and it is he who makes the link between his participation in the hunt and the events that are happening around him. He is led to his death by her appearance in the parking lot and is hunted down in the same way that he had hunted down the elk. The elk first appears to Ricky, appearing only in her animal form and not in her human form. Ricky participated in the forbidden hunt and in the killing of the elk. He has been friends with Lewis since they were little kids. He likes a drink and spends many days in the local bar. Ricky is the first character we meet in the novel. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.
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