The Night Watchman

The Night Watchman

by

Louise Erdrich

Elnath Character Analysis

Elnath is one of the Mormon missionaries on the Turtle Mountain Reservation. He considers turning his missionary partner, Vernon, in for violating the rules of the church because he suspects that Vernon is having sex with Grace, but Elnath decides to confront him instead. This confrontation strains Elnath and Vernon’s relationship, and they ultimately seem to decide to leave the reservation before their scheduled year of living there is up because they find the conditions too difficult to endure.

Elnath Quotes in The Night Watchman

The The Night Watchman quotes below are all either spoken by Elnath or refer to Elnath. 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:
Power, Solidarity, and Community Action Theme Icon
).
The Missionaries Quotes

They didn’t look alike anymore, but they walked in exactly the same straight line, full of mystifying purpose.

Related Characters: Vernon, Elnath
Page Number: 171
Explanation and Analysis:
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Elnath Quotes in The Night Watchman

The The Night Watchman quotes below are all either spoken by Elnath or refer to Elnath. 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:
Power, Solidarity, and Community Action Theme Icon
).
The Missionaries Quotes

They didn’t look alike anymore, but they walked in exactly the same straight line, full of mystifying purpose.

Related Characters: Vernon, Elnath
Page Number: 171
Explanation and Analysis: