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Early in the novel, Fidelis founds a singing club like the one he remembers in his German home, Ludwigsruhe, and the men begin weekly meetings to harmonize and socialize.
Family: Erdrich examines the true meaning of family in The Master Butchers Singing Club. Biological relationships are often hidden or deceiving complications of traditional notions of family.
- Louise Erdrich
- 2003
They were left in the cellar of the home a retribution towards Porky Chavers, the Chavers family patriarch, who sang over Roy in Fidelis' singing club. Roy never intended to kill them but when he was drunk he completely forgot about them and simply abandoned them in the locked cellar.
In Argus, he finds a community of German immigrants and starts up a men’s choral group that sings songs from the old country. His hard work eventually pays off, and he is able to bring Eva and her son, Franz, to Argus to join him. They have three more children: Marcus, and twins Erich and Emil.
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The meaning of blood family versus chosen family is explored as a theme in the novel. Eva begins the book as Johannes' fiancée; she and her unborn child are taken on as family by Fidelis. His family is subsequently fractured when two of his sons go back to Germany with Tante and the family is never complete again.
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Once in Argus, Fidelis began to settle down. He eventually sent for Eva and their child, Franz. Shortly thereafter, the couple opened a butcher shop of their own, called Waldvogel's Meats. They soon became an integral part of the Argus community.
