Although he is put through alot
Relates
Used as a symbol and foreshadows
1st
This
Has a need
Archetypal Comparison
Last Name
Is
Through her wisdom and experiences
Can be compared to a mentor because
Archetypal Comparison
Also
Is
Also
Early childhood spent
Is
Include
Symbolic of
Are
Can be
Their success in war
He
But sticks to
Is
Example
He
Leads to
Example
Those
Those
In War
Are
Experienced by
Takes
Xavier explains
Wounded
Continues to
Has
Xavier says
Describes
Niska also recounts
Xavier has memories from
Describes him as
Xavier's memories of the war continue
Three Day Road By Joseph Boyden

Three Day Road By Joseph Boyden

Summary

Summary

Follows 2 different journeys

Xavier and Niska's Three Day Journey

Xavier and Elijah's journey in the war

Day Two

Xavier Continues to listen to Niska's stories

Drifts in and out of his memories of the war

To detail changes that Elijah has gone through

Windigo
(symbol)

"Aiming to have the most kills"

"Scalping his victims"

Day One

Before the war and his first few days in the war

Learns the ways of war

Changes that he sees in Elijah

"Speaking in an English Accent"

Memories of her childhood

Day Three

Elijah has gone Mad

Killed innocent people

Jokes with Xavier about eating humans

Windigo*

Spiral out of control

Takes morphine

Kills more aggresivly

Xavier dives into Elijah's end

He had to kill Elijah

Xavier is also wounded

Morphine

Themes

Themes

The Main themes in the story is

Dehumanization

Both the Cree Indians and the White people

Cree Indians

Constantly pushed out of their homes and treated as less thans

White people

Dehumanization is a good thing

Being more "animal" than you are human results in success

Who can reduce themselves to animals and can kill with ease are considered strong

Elijah

Need to fit in and be acknowledged

His dehumanization

Gains respect but at the cost of his humanity and later his sanity

Who quiver at the sight of death are considered weaker

Xavier

Less noticed

His morals

Manages to return to his aunt

Xavier and Elijah are already considered less thans because of their race

Elevates their status

Other Themes

Identity

Tradition

Symbols

Symbols

Some Recurring Symbols Include

Animals

Moose

The respect given to them even though they are animals contradicts the respect given to soldiers in war

Archetype

Windigos

Humans that eat other humans

Symbolic of Elijah's dehumanization

Three Day Road

The journey to death. It is a three-day process, and is mimicked by Niska’s canoe journey

Major Characters

Major Characters

Three Major Characters

Xavier

Main Character

In Residential Schools

A Narrator

Niska

Xavier's Aunt

One of the narrators

Typical "Bush Indian"

The Mentor

Has been there for Xavier and Elijah ever since their childhood

Rescues them from residential schools

Teaches them how to survive

Attempts to heal Xavier as he struggles post war

Elijah

Elijah's closest friend

The villain

To fit in

Leads him to two "hungers"

Hunger to Kill

Hunger for Morphine

"Whiskeyjack"

His outcome

Main topic

These two needs drive him to insanity

Joins the War

His experiences in the war

Remains strong