47 pages 1 hour read

Kent Nerburn

Neither Wolf Nor Dog

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1994

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Essay Topics

1.

How does the road-trip structure of the book help to shape Dan’s arguments about The Lasting Trauma of America’s Violence Against Indigenous Communities? Cite specific moments from the text to support your argument.

2.

How do the characters of Dan and Grover challenge traditional stereotypes about indigenous men? How does Nerburn’s perception of the two men evolve and shift over the course of the narrative?

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Explain the significance of the title Neither Wolf Nor Dog in relation to the questions of identity and cultural assimilation raised in the book?