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abstract
¢¡. louise erdrich and the north dakota quartet
¢¢. literature review
¢£. focus of research

chapter one an overview of the trickster
¢¡. a critical overview of the trickster
¢¢. a literary overview of the trickster
¢£. tricksters in erdrich's quartet

chapter two tricksters as storytellers
¢¡. the oral tradition in native american literature
¢¢. the oral tradition in erdrich's works
¢£. storytelling as a means of survival

chapter three tricksters as tradition bearers
¢¡. tricksters and native american myths
¢¢. tricksters and the native american humor
¢£. tricksters and the chippewa matrilineal tradition

chapter four tricksters as cultural survivors
¢¡. erdrich and cultural hybridity
¢¢. the trickster as new mixed blood
¢£. mixed bloods and the cultural survival