93 pages • 3 hours read
Waubgeshig RiceMoon of the Crusted Snow
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018A 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.
Essay Topics
The crusted snow is a symbol that appears several times throughout the novel. Examine the instances where it is mentioned. What is the significance of this symbol? How do the characters who encounter it interpret the crusted snow?
Generational trauma due to years of colonization and cultural erasure has left deep scars in the First Nation community in the novel. How do these shared traumas affect the lives of the main characters? How has their society responded and/or adapted to them?
Dan, Evan, and Nicole all have seemingly prophetic dreams throughout the novel. What is the significance of these dreams? To what extent do they come true?
