April Raintree Analysis
“You can run but you can’t hide”. This is something many are told throughout their lives and it comes with great truth. One can’t run from who they are because at some point it will catch up. Throughout the Novel and Television show In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier and Supernatural written by Robert Singer respectively the theme of denial is very prevalent. It is seen through the misfortune of April, Sam and Dean, the misfortune others around them face and the outcome of them facing themselves; that running away from who you are never works. When one runs from who or what they are it ends in the misfortune of themselves and others. Sam, Dean and April show the readers the consequences you can face for denying one’s self. April
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In an attempt to get away from anything indigenous, April began to distance herself from her sister Cheryl so that she doesn’t have to face that fact that she herself is indigenous. This made Cheryl feel isolated. April “turned [her] back on [Cheryl] a long time ago” (195). Cheryl felt that April married bob “to get away from [her]” (195). Cheryl felt that April couldn’t deal with her being and acting like a first nation. She felt like April married Bob just to get away from her disgraceful sister. This made Cheryl feel unwanted and thus was the reason she spiraled into drugs, an abusive boyfriend, and prostitution. Similar to April, Sam and Dean bring misfortune and turmoil to those around them specifically Jo and Ellen Harvelle, their hunter friends. In Abandon All Hope Lucifer summoned hellhounds to capture Sam and Dean. the hellhounds mortally wound Jo and leave her immobile. They decided the best option was to leave Jo behind to set off a bomb to kill the hell hounds since Jo was going to die anyways. Ellen stayed behind because “someone had to let the hellhounds in”. Ellen and Jo died in an attempts to let Sam and Dean escape to go fight Lucifer. If they just accepted their roles Lucifer wouldn’t have had to send the hellhounds that killed Jo and Ellen wouldn’t have had to set off the bomb that killed
In an attempt to get away from anything indigenous, April began to distance herself from her sister Cheryl so that she doesn’t have to face that fact that she herself is indigenous. This made Cheryl feel isolated. April “turned [her] back on [Cheryl] a long time ago” (195). Cheryl felt that April married bob “to get away from [her]” (195). Cheryl felt that April couldn’t deal with her being and acting like a first nation. She felt like April married Bob just to get away from her disgraceful sister. This made Cheryl feel unwanted and thus was the reason she spiraled into drugs, an abusive boyfriend, and prostitution. Similar to April, Sam and Dean bring misfortune and turmoil to those around them specifically Jo and Ellen Harvelle, their hunter friends. In Abandon All Hope Lucifer summoned hellhounds to capture Sam and Dean. the hellhounds mortally wound Jo and leave her immobile. They decided the best option was to leave Jo behind to set off a bomb to kill the hell hounds since Jo was going to die anyways. Ellen stayed behind because “someone had to let the hellhounds in”. Ellen and Jo died in an attempts to let Sam and Dean escape to go fight Lucifer. If they just accepted their roles Lucifer wouldn’t have had to send the hellhounds that killed Jo and Ellen wouldn’t have had to set off the bomb that killed