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Characters
Natives (indigenous):
Because of their bone marrow, they still have the possibility to dream. In fact, their dreams are a big part of their culture and life. These dreams forge their personalities and guide them to cope with certain situations.
Minerva
Maternal figure of the "new family", speaks cree and share the culture (elder),
Riri
represent the future, seven years old, very curious (wants to be aware of her situation), seek independence, the more she learns about the reality she become's more anxious/afraid of strangers , orphan, member of the "new family"
Miig
Father figure of the "new family", teaches them how to survive in the wild,speaks cree, one of the elders, leader
Lost loved one: Isaac, his husband captured by the recruiters
Chi-Boy
Oldest kid, skilled, protective, orphan, member of the "new family"
Frenchie ( Francis):
protagonist of the story, he’s an orphan (since he's eleven) because of the recruiters but, found a new family of native to survive threw this trial of life, 16 years old, care for his loved ones
Lost family members : Dad, Mom and his older brother Mitch who sacrificed himself in order to save Frenchie
Twins : Tree and Zheegwon
twelve years old, they are so close that they are the "same" (behavior, beliefs, speech, etc.), covered in scar because some non-natives tortured them attempting to extract their bone marrow (dreams), member of the "new family", orphans
Slopper
nine years old, orphan, member of the "new family", heard stories about the world's situation at a young age , lost his childish naivety
Wab
Orphan, member of the "new family", eighteen years old woman, introvert, carries a lot of baggage, has a scar on her face
Wab's mother was alcoholic and did not provide her a good childhood. Wab's suffered from poverty, sexual abuse, etc.
Rose
orphan, member of the "new family", raised by her grand-mother, romantically close to Frenchie, learning the cree language
Non-Natives: recruiters
They hunt the indigenous people (of North America (check the settings)) for their bone marrow which has the solution to the lost of most of the population: the ability to dream.
characteristic of all characters:
They survive, they don't live.
Indigenous engaged by the recruiters to hunt down other natives. ex: Travis, Lincoln (these two are behind Wab's scar too)
I believe they accepted to collaborate with the "enemies" (the recruiters) in order to survive and keep the ability to dream.
Themes
relations (family, friends, new people)
coping system, support each other, learn about themselves through others, protect each other, etc.
mutual aid : helping each other
courage/perseverance
survival
The "new family" persevere together through the obstacles of life in order to make their beliefs heard. They keep on going even after traumas (emotional, physical, mental, etc.)
story (past)
residential schools (oppression)
The author wants to inform people about the treatment the Whites reserved for the indigenous (minority)
Quote: "But we sang our songs and brought them to the streets and into the classrooms—classrooms we built on our own lands and filled with our own words and books. And once we remembered that we were warriors, once we honored the pain and left it on the side of the road, we moved ahead. We were back."
only memories of their life before the recruiters
Forged their personnality and beliefs
the reason of their actions
share story about their cultural background
cultural identity/pride
The natives they keep dreaming (part of their culture). The book is about who we are and our beliefs (ritual, lifestyle, etc.)
In this book, natives are being reduced by the whites (regressions). They are victims of dehumanization, but the author propose that this culture is source of pride. Ex: hairstyles, stories,etc.
Quote: "I was nicknamed Frenchie as much for my name as for my people—the Metis. I came from a long line of hunters, trappers, and voyageurs. But now, with most of the rivers cut into pieces and lakes left as grey sludge puckers on the landscape, my own history seemed like a myth along the lines of dragons."
dreams
represent hope
Because of their bone marrow, they still have the possibility to dream. In fact, their dreams are a big part of their culture and life. These dreams forge their personalities and guide them to cope with certain situations.
everyone need to dream
Dystopian
escaping / survival
The native's are trying to escape from the recruiters in order to keep their ability to dream
setting
dystopian world
touched by global warming
rise of the sea level which transformed the coastline, weather changed, fresh water are poisoned because of the pipelines,
"From where we were now, running, looking at reality from this one point in time, it seemed as though the world had suddenly gone mad. Poisoning your own drinking water, changing the air so much the earth shook and melted and crumbled, harvesting a race for medicine. How? How could this happen? Were they that much different from us? Would we be like them if we'd had a choice? Were they like us enough to let us live?"
Canada (near Toronto)
futur
map
Plot/important events
four winds resort
up coming to story of each members
Riri's death
meet Travis and Lincoln
Minerva sacrifices herself to the recruiters
Frenchie meets his "new family"
