Motif
Bereavement followed by self-destructive wandering
bereavement_followed_by_self_destructive_wandering
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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native american great lakes
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Chippewa Music COMPARISON OF METRIC UNIT OF VOICE AND DRUM / CHIPPEWA MUSIC 11 / SONGS CONCERNING A BOY S FAST / GAME SONGS; lines 17914-17946 confidence: high
The four children died on successive days and were buried by the man and his wives.
After the sequential deaths of his children and wives, the hunter considers suicide, then chooses to wander without drinking until exhaustion and collapse.
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