Despite the relatively close proximity between the town settlement and the reserve, there seems to be a distinguishing isolation which holds a certain prevalence among most Aboriginal peoples. This element of isolation among the general population of indigenous peoples in North America has a pronounced effect which is continued through the passiveness of Pete. When Ian, Pete and most of their classmates head down to the shore to celebrate the completion of their exams, Pete shows his reclusive nature, as the author says, “Pete was there to start with but he kept to the fringes, as he tended to do in groups. He wandered off soon after they got out of the water.” (101) First Nations Peoples in the past were always subjected to a certain degree of isolation from the rest of North American society, and this state of separation seems to have an effect upon Pete’s behaviour. As a result, Pete spends the majority of his free time fishing. Pete’s fondness of the waters can best be described by his fishing companion, as Lawson
Despite the relatively close proximity between the town settlement and the reserve, there seems to be a distinguishing isolation which holds a certain prevalence among most Aboriginal peoples. This element of isolation among the general population of indigenous peoples in North America has a pronounced effect which is continued through the passiveness of Pete. When Ian, Pete and most of their classmates head down to the shore to celebrate the completion of their exams, Pete shows his reclusive nature, as the author says, “Pete was there to start with but he kept to the fringes, as he tended to do in groups. He wandered off soon after they got out of the water.” (101) First Nations Peoples in the past were always subjected to a certain degree of isolation from the rest of North American society, and this state of separation seems to have an effect upon Pete’s behaviour. As a result, Pete spends the majority of his free time fishing. Pete’s fondness of the waters can best be described by his fishing companion, as Lawson