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The Light in the Forest

The Light in the Forest. Conrad Richter. Characters. True Son. Protagonist. 15-years-old. Raised by the Lenni Lenape tribe for 11 years. Rebellious and passionate. Cuyloga. Brave, fair, stoic warrior. Deeply loves his white son. True Son’s hero. Del Hardy. 20-year-old soldier.

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The Light in the Forest

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  1. The Light in the Forest Conrad Richter

  2. Characters

  3. True Son • Protagonist. • 15-years-old. • Raised by the Lenni Lenape tribe for 11 years. • Rebellious and passionate

  4. Cuyloga • Brave, fair, stoic warrior. • Deeply loves his white son. • True Son’s hero.

  5. Del Hardy • 20-year-old soldier. • Sympathetic toward True Son. • Believes in superiority of whites.

  6. Uncle Wilse • White supremacist. • Leader of the Paxton Boys. • True Son’s uncle. • Stubborn and passionate.

  7. Harry Butler • True Son’s white father. • Weak, pale, insignificant. • Endured extraordinary guilt.

  8. Half Arrow • True Son’s cousin. • Overconfident and naïve.

  9. Colonel Bouquet • Military leader who forces the return of the white prisoners.

  10. Myra Butler • True Son’s white mother. • Views his mother as disgraceful b/c she does not work.

  11. Little Crane • True Son’s friend. • Deeply in love with his white wife.

  12. Gordie • True Son’s naïve younger brother. • Symbolizes hope for the white man. • Represents innocent children who are destroyed by the racial war.

  13. Aunt Kate • Opinionated white aunt. • Does not trust True Son and has anger for the boy.

  14. Thitpan • Name means “bitter”. • Little Crane’s brother. • Bloodthirsty and ruthless.

  15. THEMES

  16. Indian Freedom vs. White Civilization • Natural, free world vs. restricting “civilized” domain. • Indians roam the land free of burdens. • Whites concerned with creating stable settlements.

  17. Victimization of Children • Tragic effects of frontier life on children. • They become victims of racial violence. • Taught how to hate by their elders.

  18. Struggle for Identity • White teenager raised by Indians then forced to return to white family. • Search for true identity.

  19. Imperfection of Both Indian and White Societies • Both sides committed horrific deeds. • White claim to be Christian but they kill innocent people; same as Indians.

  20. SYMBOLS

  21. Fort Pitt • Gloomy, dark structure. • Restrictive white culture.

  22. English Clothes • Lying, deceitful, and murderous ways of white people.

  23. KEY FACTS

  24. Point of View • 3rd Person Omniscient

  25. Setting • 1764-1765 • Ohio-western, Pa. • Indian village of Tuscarawas and white settlement of Paxton Township.

  26. Protagonist • True Son a.k.a. John Cameron Butler

  27. Major Conflict • 1: True Son’s fight against restrictive customs of white family. • 2: True Son’s internal struggle to find true identity.

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