Queen Of The Night Analysis
In the novel Queen of the Night by J. A. Jance presents a fascinately mystery story. It starts with the Queen of the Night flower blossoming in the Arizona every summer. It's a sacred event commemorated throughout the Tohono O'odham Nation. However this summer the couple Jack and Abby Tennant had a shocking surprise that interrupted their special viewing of the Queen of the Night flower. The surprise had been Abbey’s son, which would have been a welcoming accounts if the night hadn’t ended with the Tennant’s and another couple’s death, due to Abbey’s son Jonathan. Although Jonathan forgot to check the car of the other couple he killed living Delphina’s daughter, Angie alone without a family. Brian Fellows works on this case trying to discover
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Dan Pardee a Shadow Wolf who works homeland security on the Tohono O’odham Nation by the Mexican border. Dan also used to be a soldier where himself and his dog Bozo were always misunderstood, which didn’t change when they returned home to Arizona. Although Dan was half Apache he didn’t understand the language which made him an outsider on the reservation, While since he was half Apache that made him an outsider in the Anglo world. Dan explains how people gossips about the “ultimate outsider”(90) who’s dog is so aggressive one will surely lose a finger or two if they come too close(87-91). My reaction to this passage was surprised because I couldn’t understand why someone who had served in the army, and was now serving as a Shadow Wolf would be alienated. Even though he was half Apache and half Anglo he still was a just a human being who had fought for the every soil the people in and out of the reservation where standing on. Dan had done nothing wrong, it was just society had seen him as not perfect in their eyes so he outcasted. This passage got the most reaction out of me because of the way society treated Dan even though he did so much for our country. I felt angry and horrified of the effect society can affect one person so much, and how society was completely okay with
Dan Pardee a Shadow Wolf who works homeland security on the Tohono O’odham Nation by the Mexican border. Dan also used to be a soldier where himself and his dog Bozo were always misunderstood, which didn’t change when they returned home to Arizona. Although Dan was half Apache he didn’t understand the language which made him an outsider on the reservation, While since he was half Apache that made him an outsider in the Anglo world. Dan explains how people gossips about the “ultimate outsider”(90) who’s dog is so aggressive one will surely lose a finger or two if they come too close(87-91). My reaction to this passage was surprised because I couldn’t understand why someone who had served in the army, and was now serving as a Shadow Wolf would be alienated. Even though he was half Apache and half Anglo he still was a just a human being who had fought for the every soil the people in and out of the reservation where standing on. Dan had done nothing wrong, it was just society had seen him as not perfect in their eyes so he outcasted. This passage got the most reaction out of me because of the way society treated Dan even though he did so much for our country. I felt angry and horrified of the effect society can affect one person so much, and how society was completely okay with