In Green Grass, Running Water, Coyote continually disrupts the other characters attempts to `fix` their lives and to fix the world. On the other hand, do Coyotes tricks semm more positive than negative?

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Green Grass , Running Water

The novel Green Grass , Running Water is a multifaceted work of art in the literal sense . The plot circles around an Indian tribe i .e . the Blackfoots , while interweaving myths and the stereotypical attitude towards Native Americans into the macro picture . It takes an extremely sensitive and makes sense of it through a comical way . Through the book King raises a voice against the treatment of the Native culture and way of life at the hands of

the `white ' through humorous and witty settings , plots and dialogues . One can easily spot the shots that have taken against the government that went onto cheat the Natives in the name of friendship , the idea of religion , the social stigma that plagues the Natives and a whole lot more

The discord created by Coyote is a very integral part of the novel . In the story Coyote is the Trickster , and along with him the four Indians namely Lone Ranger , Ishmael , Robin son Crusoe , and Hawkeye set their course towards the Blackfoot reservation so they can find things to `fix (133 . When they come onto the reservation everything goes topsy-turvy . Through the re-telling of old Native American legends King puts things into a different perspective for the reader . On top of the Native legends one will be amused by the many references to biblical stories as well

When it comes to the role of Coyote we know that he is one...