Hobson, Geary,Tudor, Robert.2013-08-162013-08-162000http://hdl.handle.net/11244/5917This dissertation examines a new literary phenomenon---the Native American Postmodern---Mimetic novel. This genre is heralded by N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn, and it is exemplified by his subsequent novel, The Ancient Child. It consists of the real-world difficulties of Native Americans overlaid with postmodern literary techniques to create a unique dialogical narrative.vi, 178 leaves ;Literature, Modern.American literature Indian authors.Indians in literature.Indian literature United States.Literature, American.Thesis