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N. Scott MomadayA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Winning the Pulitzer prize in 1969, House Made of Dawn is credited as a breakthrough piece for introducing the concept of Native American literature to mainstream audiences while also challenging a white-dominated literary status quo. In what ways do Momaday’s choices in House Made of Dawn both play with Western forms and subvert them to create a distinct literary style?
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