Song of Hiawatha Family Quotes

Mudjekeewis might be a selfish jerk, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to share. When he takes control of the Four Winds, he only keeps one for himself and gives the others to his three sons. Then again, this might all be about his ego anyway, because he might think of his sons as extensions of himself.

Wenonah gives in to Mudjekeewis' seductions and eventually gives birth to Hiawatha. But why does this happen "in sorrow"? It's because Mudjekeewis abandons her and she dies of heartbreak shortly after. How's that for a good dad?

Nokomis mourns the death of her daughter, mostly because she (Nokomis) warned Wenonah many times not to get involved with Mudjekeewis. But it's the same sad story. A mother tells her daughter not to go for a certain guy, and of course the daughter will be even more attracted to that guy than she was before.

When he grows into a young man, Hiawatha asks his grandmother about what kind of guy his father is. He then finds out how his father caused his mother's death and vows revenge.

You can imagine how hard it must be for Hiawatha to listen to his dad talk about being a womanizer. After all, it's this dude's womanizing ways that ultimately led to the death of Hiawatha's mother.

The evil magician known as Pearl-Feather isn't threatened when Hiawatha shows up to kill him. He knows full well who Hiawatha is and he assumes that the young man can do no harm. He also drops the little nugget about how he (Pearl-Feather) was apparently the killer of Hiawatha's great-grandfather—dunDUNDUN.