THE TRADITION OF NAMING IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTUREAS PERCEIVED BY LOUISE ERDRICH IN THE ANTELOPE WIFE
THE TRADITION OF NAMING IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTUREAS PERCEIVED BY LOUISE ERDRICH IN THE ANTELOPE WIFE

Summary/Abstract: The present paper aims at highlighting the importance of naming in Louise Erdrich’s novel entitled The Antelope Wife. Giving a name to a person, an animal or even an object is of paramount importance within the framework of the Native American culture as it creates his/ her/ its own identity and history, thus naming is presented just like putting a mark or a stamp on somebody/ something. Erdrich’s novel is rich in many interesting names which have deep significations. Thus, naming has a tradition that is enrooted in the Native American past and the process of naming is related to nature in the Ojibwa community having the ability to influence one’s destiny.

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