Writers Language
Describe Richard Wagamese's writing.
Descriptive, fast-paced, vivid
Where does this story take place?
St.Jeromes residential school
Who introduced Saul to hockey?
Father Leboutillier
What is the most common type of conflict in this section?
Character vs. Society
Hockey is like the __
Universe
How does Wagamese's guide the reader through the events of a hockey match?
Saul's vision
St. Jerome’s took all the ______
Light from my world
What does Zhaunagush mean?
The white men
How old is Saul at the start of CH 11?
8 years old
What happened to Sheila Jack?
She went insane
How does he create the atmosphere of the residential school?
Imagery, repetition, metaphors, personification, and simile
How does Saul describe the school?
Gloomy, sickly green, cold, sterile.
"He has a God-given gift for it" who says this?
Father Quinney
"There is ____ for you"
no game
What is cultural genocide?
The systematic demolition of one's culture
The older boys playing Hockey reminded Saul of what?
A locomotive
What do the nun and priests see Indigenous people as?
Savages
How does Saul overcome the conflict of being too young to play hockey?
He trains in secret
What was the main method that Saul used to help escape from the terrors of his life?
Saul enjoyed playing hockey because it formed a sense of escapism for him.
When I looked at the other boy he was crying. ____
Huge, silent tears.
What is the Anishnabeg?
The fish clan
Why did Saul rejoin the school team after being on the White River Falcons?
He was kicked out for being too good and Indigenous.
How can we use social media to spread awareness?
Helps unite large groups of people