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GOD, also called Dream or Dog, is a character who begins as a dream of Coyote. He plays a role in the creation story of First Woman, acting much like the Judeo-Christian God does in the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. But this GOD is so jealous and selfish that First Woman decides to leave his garden on her own.
GOD Quotes in Green Grass, Running Water
The Green Grass, Running Water quotes below are all either spoken by GOD or refer to GOD. 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:
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What a stingy person, says First Woman, and that one packs her bags. Lots of nice places to live, she says to Ahdamn. No point in having a grouchy GOD for a neighbor.
And First Woman and Ahdamn leave the garden.
All the animals leave the garden.
Maybe I’ll leave a little later, says Old Coyote.
You can’t leave my garden, that GOD says to First Woman. You can’t leave because I’m kicking you out.”
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The older guy and the skinny kid made Amos take everything out of the truck. They unwrapped the dance outfits and laid them on the asphalt.
“Shouldn’t put the outfits down like that,” said Amos. “It isn’t right.”
“Guess we’re the ones to say what’s right and what’s not right,” said the guard. “Isn’t that right?”
“That’s sacred stuff,” said Amos.
“No,” said the guard. “What we have here are eagle feathers.”
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GOD Quotes in Green Grass, Running Water
The Green Grass, Running Water quotes below are all either spoken by GOD or refer to GOD. 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:
).
Part 1
Quotes
What a stingy person, says First Woman, and that one packs her bags. Lots of nice places to live, she says to Ahdamn. No point in having a grouchy GOD for a neighbor.
And First Woman and Ahdamn leave the garden.
All the animals leave the garden.
Maybe I’ll leave a little later, says Old Coyote.
You can’t leave my garden, that GOD says to First Woman. You can’t leave because I’m kicking you out.”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 3
Quotes
The older guy and the skinny kid made Amos take everything out of the truck. They unwrapped the dance outfits and laid them on the asphalt.
“Shouldn’t put the outfits down like that,” said Amos. “It isn’t right.”
“Guess we’re the ones to say what’s right and what’s not right,” said the guard. “Isn’t that right?”
“That’s sacred stuff,” said Amos.
“No,” said the guard. “What we have here are eagle feathers.”
