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An Indigenous soldier in the Canadian Army during World War I. Peggy is an Ojibwe and a sniper, and while he has well over one hundred kills, Peggy’s commanding officers will not give him credit because he works alone and doesn’t have proof. The disbelief of Peggy’s superior officers reflects the widespread racism that Indigenous people are forced to endure throughout the novel, and Elijah and Xavier have similar experiences. Peggy serves as a source of jealousy for Elijah, and while Elijah never meets him, Peggy remains a motivating force in Elijah’s own sniping. The character of Peggy is based on real-life World War I hero, Francis Pegahmagahow, a Canadian sniper and member of the First Nations who is generally regarded as the most effective sniper of World War I.
Peggy Quotes in Three Day Road
The Three Day Road quotes below are all either spoken by Peggy or refer to Peggy. 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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Takoshininaaniwan: Arrival
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Smithy shakes his head and looks away. He is small and skinny. He's going bald. He looks like a Hudson's Bay Company man I know back in Moose Factory who teaches Sunday school to the children who live on the reserve and not in the bush, the homeguard children. "That ain't true atall," Smithy mumbles. "There's another Indian feller goes by the name Peggy. Ojibwe, I think." He looks over at me. ''He's got close to a hundred kills but no officer wants to give him credit since he likes working alone." Smithy suddenly stops talking and looks embarrassed that he's said so much. "Peggy's salt of the earth," he adds as an afterthought. "Every Canadian enlisted man knows he ain't no liar."
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Peggy Quotes in Three Day Road
The Three Day Road quotes below are all either spoken by Peggy or refer to Peggy. 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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Takoshininaaniwan: Arrival
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Smithy shakes his head and looks away. He is small and skinny. He's going bald. He looks like a Hudson's Bay Company man I know back in Moose Factory who teaches Sunday school to the children who live on the reserve and not in the bush, the homeguard children. "That ain't true atall," Smithy mumbles. "There's another Indian feller goes by the name Peggy. Ojibwe, I think." He looks over at me. ''He's got close to a hundred kills but no officer wants to give him credit since he likes working alone." Smithy suddenly stops talking and looks embarrassed that he's said so much. "Peggy's salt of the earth," he adds as an afterthought. "Every Canadian enlisted man knows he ain't no liar."
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