man and his country causing the definition of hero to be altered. Although upon their return‚ soldiers are placed on a pedestal‚ they are continuously reminded of the pain and suffering that they condemned their enemy to during combat. The novel Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden‚ is a haunting tale of how different people cope with the horrors of war and how this diversity can drive them apart. The two main characters Elijah Weesageechack (Whiskeyjack) and Xavier Bird‚ young Cree Indian men‚ leave their
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Kyle McCool Summary #1 Section 02 Three Day Road Joeseph Doyden 2005 The Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden starts off in a town called Moose Factory in Canada shortly after WW1. “Auntie” is waiting for the arrival of her nephew‚ Xavier‘s‚ friend Elijah. However‚ she is shocked to find that it is her nephew who returns. She had received a letter that said her nephew had died in the field of battle and that Elijah was wounded‚ and only had one leg. When her nephew steps
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what is the windigo? The Windigo is a spirit used to scare children. Often‚ parents would tell their children not to stay out too late or the windigo would get them‚ and stuff like that. The Windigo in Three Day Road can relate to a few things...such as the war itself; the war could/has the capability of stealing the soul of civilized men‚ making them monsters. You could relate this one to Elijah‚ seeing as he is the one who becomes consumed by the morphine and becomes completely bloodthirsty. The
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Darius Bruno ENG3U1-07 Mr. connelly April 25th 2017 Circular Narrative in Three Day Road In the novel 3 day road there are various variations of characters Throughout the book there are several variations of characters witnessing their acquaintances going through trauma & selfhood or in fact being the one under going these traits. For instance Xavier was the lead narrator for the story‚ he was also a cree soldier who fought for Canada during world war 1. Just like most soldiers after war‚ they
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his path of self-destruction. No matter what he does Elijah will continue to evolve as the monster he has become. Xavier finally has to kill Elijah because he knows that that is the only way to stop him. Niska is also powerless because on their three day journey home there is nothing she can do to cure Xavier of his addiction. As hard as she tries to heal Xavier with her story telling‚ the morphine will eventually take his life. There is also a point in the novel where Niska believes she has lost
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Elijah and Xavier were always the best of friends. From the day they met at Residential School‚ they started to bond‚ and had a connection as strong as two brothers. However‚ they were eventually split apart‚ as Xavier had decided to fulfill his role as a bush Indian‚ and left with his Aunt Niska to live in the wilderness. When years had passed‚ Xavier got lonely‚ and the only person he wanted to have by his side was Elijah; thus‚ their friendship was rekindled. Now‚ many years later‚ they still
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French artist Paul Cezanne once said‚ “If isolation tempers the strong‚ it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain” (BrainyQuote). The topic of “the other” recurs so often in Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden‚ that it can be considered a motif. “The other” is a being who is isolated‚ separated‚ or segregated from their surroundings. It can be from their family‚ friends‚ co workers‚ anywhere someone can push them out of a circle. An other is usually considered to be a weak individual‚ one who doesn’t
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forced assimilation of an underdeveloped society into one that is much more advanced‚ causes the destruction of the minority society’s individuality. Furthermore‚ The constant abuse and misuse of stimulants and enhancements‚ just to get through a day shows how humans prefer to run from issues‚ rather than deal with them. Each of these problems contributes to the constant decline in mankind’s efforts towards a much more harmonious world and instead creates a region of terrorized and weak minded children
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While Niska tells Xavier her stories throughout Three Day Road‚ it helps the two quickly change as characters right before our eyes. While she tells these stories to an unconscious‚ traumatized Xavier‚ she grows‚ and becomes more comfortable with him‚ and more comfortable sharing the stories. They also they seep into Xavier’s subconscious while he is drifting and help guide him through the hardships he has faced and the ones he is about to go through. When Niska tells Xavier the tails of her life
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The story opens in 1919 after the war and we are first introduces to an old woman named Niska‚ a native American living in Canadaand we learn she is a medicine woman and healer. She’s one of the last of her clan to live in the bush‚ having fought off going to the reserves and governments wanting to take the Indian out of the Indian at the time. She hears that her nephew who’s been sent off to the war has returned and paddles a long way to get to the train station. She sees just how much the
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