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Tookie's Introduction
- Louise Erdrich's "The Sentence" features Tookie, an Indigenous woman and unreliable narrator.
- Tookie, a convicted criminal turned bookseller, introduces herself bluntly, highlighting her flaws.
Ugly as a Disclaimer
- Tookie's self-deprecating description acts as a disclaimer, defying reader expectations.
- Her "ugly" label subverts typical portrayals and challenges assumptions about beauty.
Subverted Trope
- Erdrich subverts the "Indian burial ground" trope by having a white ghost haunt Tookie.
- This symbolizes the haunting weight of settler colonialism on Indigenous people.