Touching Spirit Bear Analysis

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In Touching Spirit Bear there are many incidents that happen with each character, but there is one thing they all need to know, “Helping others, can help you heal”. First, there is a moment in the story when Cole beats up Peter very badly, and Cole lands himself in court. Later in the book, Cole realizes that in order for him to heal, he needs to heal Peter. Cole does this by bringing him to the island and showing Peter he has changed, Peter also learns ways to control his anger. “Peter was no match, and soon Cole had pounded on Peter till he was bloody on the concrete” Secondly, Edwin and Garvey realize a long time ago that in order to help themselves they have to help Cole. Edwin and Garvey both did the same exercises on how to control

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