In the face of skepticism and forced assimilation, the Anishinaabe culture stands resilient. Now, I will uncover the strength of traditions and cultural resilience that can shift the stubborn rock filled with assimilation and skepticism away from the path to freedom. Response to the question: I believe the culture of the Anishinaabe people is denied in Moon of the Crusted Snow through instances of skepticism from outsiders like Scott, who belittle their traditions and cultural heritage, and the suppression of Anishinaabe culture in residential schools. However, despite the challenges faced by the Anishinaabe community, there are individuals like Aileen who demonstrate Indigenous communities’ resilience by clandestinely keeping their cultures …show more content…
When Evan demands that he respect their rules, Scott still imposes his own rules and ideas onto the Anishinaabe community, prioritizing his personal ideas over the community’s well being. Details & literary devices: “‘...but your brother tells me you enjoy the old firewater too.’" This phrase reflects the sarcastic tone of Scott and his careless attitude by pointing out that Evan enjoys drinking as well, which makes him innocent of drinking with Evan’s relatives. The word use of “old firewater” referring to Achechole also supports his sarcasm, making it a joke. Not respecting their rules and culture. Scott’s bodily action, described in the phrase, “Scott’s head snapped back in a fit of laughter,” showed his sneering attitude. It indicates his disbelief or dismissal of Evan saying that the visitor must respect their ways, and how he finds it amusing or absurd. By asking the question "Your way?" In a skeptical tone, Scott doesn’t believe that Indigenous people can correctly regulate the community using their own ways, and he trusts his ways to regulate the people. This foreshadows the stereotype and how Scott looks down at the Anishinaabe
“One for all, All for one”(Dumas). This is a theme that is quite prevalent in many different forms of literature, and Waugbegshig Rice’s novel Moon of the Crusted Snow is no exception. The novel shows how a major event such as an apocalypse can cause strains within a community if they do not try and help each other out. In his novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, author Waugbegshig Rice suggests that as people stop helping each other, the strength of the community begins to collapse through the conflict
Waubgeshig Rice is the Anishinaabe author of the dystopian novel Moon of the Crusted Snow. The novel is about an Indigenous reservation in Northern Ontario that experiences a permanent, complete blackout which causes chaos in the community. However, with the arrival of Scott, the power over the reservation shifts from the band council to himself as he uses a variety of strategies to gain the community's trust and compliance. When Scott first arrives, he wears a mask of deception to appear as a frightened
Symbolism for Colonialism in Moon of the Crusted Snow In Waubgeshig Rice’s Moon of the Crusted Snow, Rice explores themes of colonialism, Indigenous resilience, and survival of the fittest through the lens of a fictional reservation in Northern Ontario. The dystopian novel dives into the struggles and hardships of one remote Indigenous community. One such difficulty involves the character, Justin Scott, a white man, who oversteps his welcome in the reservation and attempts to drastically change the
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