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The Tonsils
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Night Watchman, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Power, Solidarity, and Community Action
Oppression and Supposed Good Intentions
Humor and Pain
Sex, Violence, and Gender
Agency and Exploitation
Summary
Analysis
Thomas writes a letter to Millie Cloud. Because she recently conducted a study on economic conditions on the reservation, Thomas requests her assistance in testifying before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Thomas continues his work here of mobilizing the community, no matter how far-flung its members might be, to counter the Termination Bill.
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