The Snow Walker Kanaalaq Outline

Thesis: As an outcome of the circumstances of Charlie’s journey with Kanaalaq, his character changed profoundly.
I. Main Point Charlie’s experiences in Alaska’s arctic desolate prairie led to a drastic change in how he views other people.
A. In the movie The Snow Walker, Charlie’s character was put to a great test when his Norseman aircraft crashed in the harsh and frigid Arctic wasteland.
1. It is a major twist in his life that he did not expect or foresee.
a. He was put in a place where he doesn’t want to be, let alone be with someone he doesn’t want to associate himself with in the first place.
i. He was in the middle of a vast tundra with Kanaalaq, a woman she encountered in an Inuit village that needed an urgent medical attention. ii. Charlie

After he realized that his knowledge and manufactured goods were no longer of great use, he fished and hunt like Kanaalaq. He processed and cook meat the Inuit way. He dressed like the Inuits and learned how to speak their language as well. ii. He also practiced and respected Kanaalaq’s belief about death. When he believed that Kanaalaq was taken away by Tarquiup, he made a burial ground made of big rocks. There he buried Kanaalaq’s tools and his most prize procession, the ivory tusks believing that she will need them in her next life for good hunting.
b. Charlie’s challenges in the wilderness cleansed his character and purified his heart.
i. From a selfish prick focused on his own survival, he was moved by Kanaalaq’s selflessness. He too became selfless when he carried her on his back with the sled he made out of the ivory tusks. ii. A man who was emotionally hardened by the war, learned how to care for someone deeply. When Kanaalaq’s health was deteriorating he allowed her to rest and tried to feed her. iii. Charlie’s character transition is an evidence of the saying, “Walk a mile in my shoes. See what I see, hear what I hear, feel what I feel, then maybe you’ll understand why I do what I do. Until then don’t judge me.” His journey with Kanalaaq showed him how important it is for people not to judge other for superficial