Elatsoe

by

Darcie Little Badger

The Coyote Woman Character Analysis

The coyote woman is extremely old—she appears in a story about Six-Great, and Ellie and her parents meet her in the novel’s present. It’s implied that in between, the coyote woman and other beings like her went into hiding, in part because of the threat that settlements like Willowbee pose to magical beings.

The Coyote Woman Quotes in Elatsoe

The Elatsoe quotes below are all either spoken by The Coyote Woman or refer to The Coyote Woman . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Family and Friendship Theme Icon
).
Chapter 34 Quotes

“I guess I should start from the beginning,” she said. “When I was a kid, my parents took me to the pound. That’s where I met a dog...”

She’d say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he’d follow the words home.

Related Characters: Ellie (speaker), Kirby, The Coyote Woman
Page Number: 344
Explanation and Analysis:
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The Coyote Woman Quotes in Elatsoe

The Elatsoe quotes below are all either spoken by The Coyote Woman or refer to The Coyote Woman . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Family and Friendship Theme Icon
).
Chapter 34 Quotes

“I guess I should start from the beginning,” she said. “When I was a kid, my parents took me to the pound. That’s where I met a dog...”

She’d say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he’d follow the words home.

Related Characters: Ellie (speaker), Kirby, The Coyote Woman
Page Number: 344
Explanation and Analysis: