Dances with Wolves

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Foreword-Chapter 7

Chapters 8-15

Chapters 16-20

Chapters 21-26

Chapters 27-31

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Essay Topics

Explain how Dunbar’s participation in the buffalo hunt and his help resisting the Pawnee attack each contribute to his reputation among the Comanche villagers.

What Comanche traits most appeal to Dunbar? List three, and show how each differs from its white-settler counterpart.

Suggest two reasons why Stands With A Fist has trouble remembering her childhood English skills.