My Mother Analysis

The passage “‘My mother, Pierre. The Ten Commandments, it’s a terrible sin to kill another person. What would the priests say? I’m not sure I can be a warrior. What if I’m a coward?’ The words poured out in a jumble as confused as his thoughts (p.145) shows perspective and character development. My interpretation is Luc is stuck in the middle of confusion. He had promised his mother that he won’t kill and will only be used as a translator. “‘I won’t hurt anyone, Mama. They just need me to speak to English. Maybe a little scouting; talking to soldiers. That’s all”(p.105). He doesn’t want to let either of his parents down, by disobeying them. He does not want to neglect the European side of his family, such as his mother, but he doesn’t want to only acknowledge the other side. “The words
I love our farm, and hunting in the valley, and our family. I’m not fighting for Laroche but for us and our home here on the Saskatchewan” (p.105). This shows Luc, cares for both cultures and ethnicities, however, he cannot prioritize one more than the other. Also, on page 176, in the last paragraph, it stated, “Luc didn’t reply. He remembered how he had mixed up the Catholic “Hail Marys” in with the Dakota war song just before the fighting had started. But Pierre had called on Jesus, Mary and Joseph for protection too. Mixed blood could make things very confusing” (p.176). This passage proves how being Métis, is hard not to favor one race more than the other. Another interpretation was it showed although on the outside Luc may seem confident and excited, he was falling apart on the inside. The part where it states, “ I’m not sure I can be a warrior. What if I’m a coward?” shows as much as Luc was confident is how much, he feels he is breaking down. On page 108 “Luc flushed with pride” (p.108), this was before, Luc went with the Métis. He is all happy and excited to do something he wants to do. When this is compared and contrasted with after, Luc is much more