Racial Discrimination In Saul's Life

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Although this sentence is very short, but it frustrated Saul actually quite seriously. To explain this sentence is the white man think the Indians can not play hockey. They feel the hockey belongs only to white people and can only be played by the same race. Saul is not white people , so he would not be accepted easily, regardless of his talent or skill, as an indian race player, white people choose to ignore them. This closed a lot of opportunities in his life, and Saul’s passion for Hockey was destroyed by White man. Saul started to Doubt his value. Finally, I think this sentence which seems very reasonable are Just another way about racial discrimination and it is enough to destroy a teenager’s life. “You don’t gotta take the cheap stuff, Saul.”Eagle Chief said. “Hit the fuckers back.”“That’s not my game,”I said. “Starting to look like it better be.”(P141) …show more content…

But from my perspective, Although Saul is angry them, he still want to cherish this chance to play hockey. If he really fight back with them, the whites will possibly drive his right to play Hockey. If that really happens, Saul will lose everything. Saul already lost every member of the family, plus he lost his tradition and his identity. In response to Rape, abuse, fighting in his Indian residential school. Saul found the only hope in hockey. After he played Hockey, He found some kind of belief and meaning of his tough life. Question: How do you guys think the White players felt when they realize Native people can play Hockey better than them? Is that a correct choice for Saul didn’t fight back when he got attacked by other team's other

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