The Secret of the Twig: Salish Adaptation, Jesuit Inculturation, and Spirit-Matter Relation in D’Arcy McNickle’s The Surrounded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
April Middeljans
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2019, pp. 84-115
Description
Author disagrees with the prior critical readings of the text and argues that the novel presents a more nuanced depiction of the Salish – Jesuit relationship than the invader – invaded dichotomy that critics tend to read.