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Pogo Paranteau is Patrice’s father. He is often referred to simply as Paranteau. He is a person with alcoholism, and his outbursts at home cause chaos and fear. He is absent for most of the novel, though he sometimes returns home, asking his wife, Zhaanat, or Patrice for money. When he dies, Patrice and Pokey find his body in a cabin on their property, and the community then holds a funeral for him.
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Pogo Paranteau Character Timeline in The Night Watchman
The timeline below shows where the character Pogo Paranteau appears in The Night Watchman. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Metal Blinds
...the group goes to dinner. When Thomas walks out of the restaurant, he sees Pogo Paranteau, Patrice’s father, who is drunk. At first, Thomas tries to get Pogo to let them...
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The Night Watch
The next day, Thomas brings the grave house. Zhaanat and Pokey tie Paranteau into a blanket and cover him with bark. Families begin to arrive. LaBatte weeps. Bucky...
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Two Months
...the first week in March. Millie had never been to a funeral like that of Paranteau before. And as the proceedings took place in Chippewa, she realized that when she conducted...
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You Can’t Assimilate Indian Ghosts
...assimilated. He wouldn’t go to a white heaven or a white hell. He’d gone to Paranteau’s funeral, thinking he might be able to follow him to the afterlife. It’s hard to...
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