Assignment 3.7 – Looking Further into Green Grass Running Water
Pages 130-143 Tourists at the Dead Dog Cafe The first reference in this section of the novel is in the tourists names. Nelson, Jeannette, Rosemarie de Flor and Bruce are all figures that have been “active in the stereotyping of Canadian Indians and Canadian life in the North or West.” (Flick, 151) They also represent actors who played roles in Rose Marie, a film from the 1930’s that takes place in Canada and follows the love story of a woman and a mountie. They also quote a song from the…read more