While reading “The Marrow Thieves” by Cherie Dimaline, many tropes that appear in dystopian novels are present. The main trope that is found in the beginning of the novel is that of “evil government”. This trope is often used in novels to create a situation for rebellion and heroism from the protagonist. This allows for the development of the story to reach a climax, and brings the reader to question the morality of certain characters and of themselves. Dimaline sets up this trope in the novel as the government hunts Native American people, and steals their bone marrow. The protagonist…