Thesis: The author‚ Richard Wagamese‚ provides evidence in the novel Ragged Company‚ that the definition of home is belonging in someone else’s heart‚ proven through the social support‚ and income of the main characters. This points to an overarching theme seen in today’s society of misinterpreting the values which we should hold closest to our hearts. Introduction: To many of us‚ the definition of home is consistently referred to as the place where one lives perpetually‚ particularly as a member
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it remains well documented the first inhabitants of what was known as the New World were the American Indians. What may have been viewed by outsiders as a simple way of life was much rather a complicated oneness with the land which was shared by all of the different tribes. This lifestyle‚ however‚ was greatly changed with the arrival of the Europeans. Many new things where introduced to the Indians. It can be disputed that theses "new things" may have‚ in the long run‚ done more harm than good. Three
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The Broken‚ The Lost‚ The Haunted Being traumatized by abuse from a young age can haunt you for a lifetime. In the novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese‚ the nuns and priests mentally and physically abuse the children‚ traumatizing them for a lifetime.Children at the residential school face severe abuse and humiliation‚ leaving them broken and lost. The children at the residential schools face different types of humiliation and abuse. When Arden Little Light arrives at the school‚ the nuns try
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So far In my readings of the "Keeper’N Me" By Richard wagamese‚ I have come to really enjoy the story and am intrigued by the plot more and more as i continue to learn about the characters and their stories that come with them. Although I personally can not relate to the story being told‚ such as Garnet’s history regarding his long counts of atrotious foster homes‚ drug dealing struggles‚ and his long lonesome travels at the age of only sixteen. I can feel empathy to his particular situation and
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wounds” a saying everyone will hear at least once in their lifetime. Does a person have to go through a life changing experience to find self-knowledge and self-acceptance? In Richard Wagamese’s novel “Indian Horse” self-knowledge and self-acceptance is what I will explore. Comparing and contrasting the journey of Saul Indian Horse to the journey of my own mother Yvonne Nepoose. Initially people go through adverse situations in life that leave them feeling isolated. They feel the need to turn to self
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In Richard Wagamese’s "All My Relations" passage. "By virtue of its being‚ all things are vital‚ necessary and a part of the grand whole‚ because unity cannot exist where exclusion is allowed to happen" dives into ideas of respect‚ the connection of all things and the roles of all life forms. Through this text we can gain an understanding of how respect is represented and thought in indigenous communities and its culture as a whole. This part of the text expresses that all things are a necessity
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In Saul Wagamese’s Indian Horse‚ Saul finds his escape and joy in hockey‚ contrasting against the horrors of St. Jerome’s Residential School. Wagamese uses the literary devices of metaphors and imagery to express the joy and escapism found by Saul when playing hockey. It is mentioned that his thoughts are that “There wasn’t a nuance that I didn’t try to incorporate what felt like flying‚ being borne across the sky on great wings.” This metaphor shows how much joy hockey brings him‚ as one would usually
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The Oxford Dictionary defines alcoholism as; the addiction to the consumption of an alcoholic drink‚ it is also known as alcohol dependency. Richard Wagamese’ Indian Horse‚ and Medicine Walk‚ present to the reader the many effects and stages of alcoholism. Within the novels‚ the main characters experience first hand‚ the progression and repercussions of alcoholism. This addiction is commonly divided into four separate stages. The first stage is the occasional alcohol abuse and binge drinking when
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Entry-Point Journal As I read the first few chapters of the novel‚ Indian Horse‚ I think I have gained a slightly different perspective of the world. For example‚ at first‚ I thought that Indigenous people were just individuals that had a strong relationship with Canada’s land. Now I have learned why they have such a relationship with this land that they consider theirs. These individuals helped shape Canada physically and culturally. In World War II‚ they voluntarily joined the Canadian military
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A Horse and Two Goats is one of the gems from R.K. Narayan`s kitty. The author has contributed immensely to the development of literature by the dint of his irony and humour. `A Horse and Two Goats` reflects the conversation between Muni and a red-faced American depicting the differences in their thoughts‚ owing to the problematized situation as both have their different languages hardly understood by the other. The title signifies the feeling of Muni when he was selling his two goats to the American
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