CHARACTERS
The main antagonist of the novel
Cole
Symbol of trust and peace
alternative to jail
Circle Justice
Unwanted aggressive behavior towards another
Bullying
If these fossils really thought he was going to live in that shack for a whole year, they were nuts.
Cole
parole officer
Garvey
represents ancestors and anger
Ancestor Rock
A memory never forgotten
Addiction to the over consumption alcoholic beverages
Alcoholism
“You carved a perfect circle.”
Garvey
The nurse who cared for Cole after the bear attack
Rosey
Tells one's life story
Totem
performed as an expression of discovery
dance
the intentional use of physical force or power—threatened or actual—against oneself, another person, or a group.
violence
“Hit me...kill me. I don’t care anymore.”
Peter
Lawyer
Nathaniel Blackwood
Animal that represent ingenuity
Beaver
represents anger on one end and happiness on the other
the stick
deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment, anger, or vengeance toward someone who has harmed you, even if they don't deserve it
forgiveness
“Patience, gentleness, strength, honesty. Animals can teach us more about ourselves than any teacher.”
Edwin
Woman who opposed sending Cole to Alaska
Peter's mother
Animal that sees things others don't
Mice
learned after performing the anger dance?
forgiveness
the physiological, emotional, or spiritual process of restoring health, wholeness, and balance. Not just the absence of disease,
healing
“All your life you’ve lied, manipulated people, and tried to avoid consequences.”
Peter's lawyer