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Motifs and Symbols in "Touching Spirit Bear", Atributes, COLE -…
Motifs and Symbols in "Touching Spirit Bear"
Circle
Unifying effect
Circle Justice
The role of the community in a person's healing journey.
All of life is a circle
Nature, animals, mankind- we are all connected
As Cole realizes the cycle of life he see's his part in it. "Yes, someday that would be a part of his circle." (page 83)
Circle Carving- healing journey (coming full circle) (page 239-240)
After Peter's and Cole's second (and last) fight Cole hugs Peter. (Page 237)
Sense of belonging
Cole's lack of belonging
Parents neglect
generational trauma
Cole's Mother not standing up for him
His father beat him because he didn't know any other way
The father abuse charges
Cole beats-up Peter
Cole goes through circle justice
Refusing to hold hands- causing a break in the circle (page 51)
Feeling rebellious, not feeling worth participation ( no-one believes him)
Circle Justice: healing involves everyone; community (page 39)
Chance
New begining but will take time
The island was his last chance
Not feeling loved
"Nobody had ever loved me." (pg. 132)
Island
Cole's lack of belonging
Cole's sensitivity to touch in the early chapters
His fear of being alone/isolated
In contrast, his shift in character-
A shift from a place of punishment to a place for healing
"Cole is an Island"
Power in silence and the importance of silence
"life is a circle"
"life is like a knife" page 175
Cole made a break in the circle
Parallelism to Peter not sitting with the group (pg 210)
"each part of a circle is a begingin and a end"-240
Spirit Bear
Trust, Cole touching the spirit bear after the mauling
Patience
Teaching
Mentor/Mentorship
Garvey and Edwin as Mentors for Cole
The mauling of Cole
Parallelism to Cole beating peter
Pride,Trust,Honor
having trust is anlso being trusted -143
Invisible
Being invisible doesn't mean to not be seen it means to not be felt
Vanishing,Invisible
Peter and Cole see the spirt bear and they are invisible
Pond
ancester rock
Dignity is doing right things by you.
Honour is doing right by you.
Anger/Rage
Generational trauma
abuse
Cole's father- Zero accountability for what he did to Cole
Rebellious
Its all Cole knew-why he beat up peter
Accountability
"He couldn't help but think how many thousand times he had done the same thing to people." (pg. 186)
Cole dad beating him beat as kid, mother neglecting to help
It's all Cole's dad new
Forgiveness
Control
Cole's patience when Peter was beating on him
Healing
scars run deep (pg.49)
"in a few months your body will heal, but time wont heal your mind."
finding ways to cope
dances and the dance of anger
Ancestor rock
Pond soaking
Invisible
Alone
scared
Cole feeling scared about going to the pond with peter alone- page 233
"this time he only felt fear." (pg. 176)
Clear mind(no anger/forgiveness)
Becoming invisible
Cole being neglected by his parents, and he doesn't have anyone to care for him
Nobody
Whole world
Cole's pride then paralleled with Peter's journey.
circle
life
"I'm not a bad person, nobody is." (pg. 168)
Fear
"The Tlinglit Elders quiet presence was better then endless hours alone" (pg:199)
Relating to the Whale who never has a permanent home
The love Cole never got
Neglectful mother + abusive father
"I'm not scared of the spirit bear, in scared of being alone" page 171
Finding himself
Reinforcing friendship and trust
Giving Peter the At.'oow
"being invisible is not being felt"
Trust
Spirit Bear
“Garvey gave this to me as a symbols of friendship and to show how he trusted me” (pg. 239)
"To be trusted is to trust"
special moment with spirit Bear
Touch
Cole was never comfortable being touched by anyone in part one, but part two he was okay with it, showing his shift in character
His dads abusive touch...
Cole's growth
He did not beat Peter when Peter was beating Cole
Atributes
Supportive
Warm Hearted
Elder
Patient
Self Sufficient
Wise
Teacher
Proud
Helpful
COLE