Quotes
"If I saw a Spirit Bear, I'd kill it."
Who is Cole Matthews?
Very cold, nearly freezing
What is frigid?
His mother acted like a scared Barbie doll.
What is a simile?
Cole vs. Peter
What is character vs. character?
By swimming.
"We've always wanted the best for Cole".
Who is Cole's dad? (William Matthews)
What is charred?
The storm kept attacking the earth and sky around him.
What is personification?
This person allowed the abuse from Cole's father to continue.
Who is Cole's mother?
The setting of the story.
Minneapolis, Minnesota and Southeast Alaska.
"I think someone should smash Cole's head against a sidewalk so he knows how it feels."
Who is Peter Driscal?
To be cast out of a place and forbid from returning.
What is banishment?
The unmistakable buzz of Edwin's outboard engine.
What is onomatopoeia?
Cole is very cold and might get hypothermia.
What is character vs. nature?
The group that owns the island.
What is circle justice?
"....All of life is a hot dog. Make of it what you will. I suggest you make your time here on the island a celebration."
Who is Garvey?
To burn like embers, without a flame.
What is smoldered?
What is personification?
Cole vs. Spirit Bear
man vs. nature
"You aren't the only creature here. You're part of a much bigger circle. Learn your place or you'll have a rough time."
Who is Edwin?
To drag and scrape the bottom of something in order to clean and bring things to the surface.
What is dredged?
Raked his chest into hamburger.
What is a metaphor?
Cole wants to become invisible.
What is self vs. self?
Name one possible theme for the book?
Answers vary.