Of Native American legends

When reading the story Fleur, one thing that struck me is that some passages were written almost as legends or mythology: especially when dealing with Misshepeshu. It also strucks me how precise the legend is compared with what happens, the ressemblence between the water man and the child in the end. It is almost as if the legend was based on the story; however the last two paragraphs, when the narrator states "Power travels in the blood line, handed out before birth", it appears to me that this may have had a previous occurence, which was the origin of the legend.

The story never makes it clear if Fleur does have supernatural "powers" or if she just happens to be "lucky". the first page tells us of the two "drownings" and the ensuing curse, implying that it involved supernatural abilities, especially for the second one. The "voice" of the storm is more like an interpretation by Pauline; it seems to me that she wanted to take revenge on the men, and that she felt guilty for not helping Fleur, she convinced herself that Fleur was talking to her through the storm. A detail that caught my attention is that you don't know what happened to Fleur after the event in the barn. this may lead to think that she is the storm, if one was enclined to believe in her supernatural power.

Romain Dahan, Post 1