Pages 331-338 consists of three chapters and more characters than I can count. I browsed Jane Flick’s GGRW reading guide, and she would has great historical references of the names of King’s characters. For example for Buffalo Bill (43):<\/p>\n
King combines the names of two men famous for their hostility to Indians. Holm O. Bursum (1867-1953) was a senator\u00a0from New Mexico who advocated the exploration and development of New Mexico’s mineral resources. With his eye on the map of New Mexico, he proposed the infamous Bursum Bill of 1921, which aimed to divest Pueblos of a large portion of their lands and to give land title and water rights to non-Indians. See bibliography, Washburn, HNAL The Buffalo Bill part of the name refers to William R Cody (1846-1917), an exploiter of Indians for entertainment in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show\u201d (Jane Flick).<\/strong><\/p>\n This unlocks whole new meanings of characters for me, allowing me to have a bigger chuckle reading GGRW. At the same time, having these historical references also heightens both the seriousness and significance of Thomas King’s work.<\/p>\n Jane Flick\u2019s reference guide alludes Robinson Crusoe to Daniel Defoe\u2019s character. That is humorous for in the novel, Robinson Crusoe essentially \u201censlaves\u201d a native \u201cfriend\u201d and calls him Friday.\u00a0Another character in these pages shares the same name as Fran Striker\u2019s character- The Lone Ranger. Once again, a hero with a \u201cfaithful Indian companion;\u201d this is once again humourous as Striker\u2019s Lone Ranger \u201ccaptures Native Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n Ishmael from Moby-Dick<\/i>, \u201cis a variation of the faithful “Indian” companion.\u201d Ishmael is also part of the bible as Abraham\u2019s first son. Both survive banishment; one into the desert, and one into the sea. I found that Daniel Quinn\u2019s Ishmael is actually a captured Gorilla, with the ability to communicate. This is similar to how the Coyote is able to communicate as well.<\/p>\n James Fenimore\u2019s Hawkeye is not too different from Marvel Comic\u2019s Hawkeye<\/a>. Leather dressed hero with a natural bond with nature, this character in GGRW contrasts with Charlie Looking Bear, which Jane Flick notes \u201chas materialistic interests.\u201d<\/p>\n Louie, Ray, and Al, is \u201ca pun on Louis Riel<\/a>\u201d (Flick). They are from Manitoba, just as Louis Riel is (then Red River Settlement.) Though Louie, Ray, and Al have nowhere the same historical significance or character attributes of their namesake.<\/p>\n Jane Flick alludes Eli to \u201cElijah Harper, who blocked the Meech Lake Constitutional Accord in 1990 by being the standout vote in the Manitoba legislature. He voted against a debate that did not allow full consultation with the First Nations and that recognized only the English and the French as founding nations. King may also have drawn upon the name of Blood Elder, Pete Standing Alone, subject of a National Film Board documentary in 1982.\u201d She forgets to mention that Eli can also refer to Elijah<\/a> from the bible, who also \u201cstands alone\u201d against the worshipping of the Caanite God Baal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ching, Albert. “”Avengers: Age of Ultron” Set Photos Show New Look for Hawkeye.” – Comic Book Resources<\/i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014. <http:\/\/www.comicbookresources.com\/?page=article&id=51737>.<\/p>\n “Louis Riel.” Louis Riel<\/i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. <http:\/\/library.usask.ca\/northwest\/background\/riel.htm>.<\/p>\n King, Thomas.\u00a0Green Grass, Running Water<\/i>. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print.<\/p>\n Quinn, Daniel. Ishmael<\/i>. New York: Bantam\/Turner Book, 1995. Print.<\/p>\n “Elias.”\u00a0CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Elijah<\/i>. N.p., n.d. 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