Ben Mikaelsen's Touching Spirit Bear

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Ben Mikaelsen wrote the book Touching Spirit Bear. In this story a teenage boy is banished to a remote island for an alternative punishment. In his banishment he learns about anger,carelessness,and loneliness.

The first trait of Cole is that he is angry. Because Cole is angry, he feels more powerful. In the story Touching Spirit Bear, Cole finally found what he had been missing, beauty. He had never noticed the beauty in the world,because he was so mad. This shows that “anger keeps you lost”.

Not only is Cole angry, he is also careless. Cole doesn't care how Peter feels. When Peter is handed the feather during a circle justice meeting, he states,maybe Cole should get his head knocked on the sidewalk,that would teach him what it's

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Circle Justice In Ben Mikaelsen's Touching Spirit Bear

conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” -Mahatma Gandhi. In the novel, Touching Spirit Bear, Cole Mathews is portrayed as a violent, trouble-making youth. After his most recent crime, he is offered to go through circle justice to be healed and avoid jail. The author tells the readers how the current justice system is ineffective and how other justice systems, like circle justice, can shape up even the most violent juvenile. Ben Mikaelsen shows us that circle justice can change a person, as it teaches…

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Touching Spirit Bear Research Paper

The Hero’s Journey is common in many books. Some particular events in the hero’s journey are The Ordeal, The Call To Adventure, and Atonement. In Ben Mikaelsen's novel, “Touching Spirit Bear,” Cole’s journey is about overcoming his anger and forgiving himself and others. Throughout the book, Ben Mikaelsen uses personal experiences and tolerance to help the reader use The Hero’s Journey as a main concept in the novel. The ordeal in the hero’s journey is an important detail when writing a book about…

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Essay On Touching Spirit Bear

Ghost of Spirit Bear & Touching Spirit Bear I have never been to Minneapolis, Minnesota or have never beat a kid up on the sidewalk, but the detail in Ben Mikaelsen’s writing made me feel like I was standing next to him watching the book unfold and Come to life. This book has a lot of similarities to its prequel, Touching Spirit Bear, and mentions the connections a lot throughout the book. The story is told from a 3rd person narrator (limited) that follows everyone around and sometimes adds…

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Touching Spirit Bear Hero's Journey

journey format is very common in the fiction genres used across the world. In the hero's journey, the main character must go through specific stages such as the call to adventure, test/alice/enemies and the ordeal to name a few. Ben Mikaelsen's book, Touching Spirit Bear, puts the main character Cole through each one of the hero's journey stages. In the novel, Cole deals with his anger issues as well as his abusive parents. In the first part of the book, Cole goes on to the call to adventure. The…

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Ghost Of Spirit Bear Analysis

Ghost Of Spirit Bear Review Ghost of Spirit Bear, the sequel to Ben Mikaelsen's Book Touching Spirit Bear, has Cole Matthews returning to The City and having to go back to school. Cole was put on Probation for 2 years because of his great change he had on the Island. If he didn’t cause trouble or break the law during these 2 years, he would be set completely free, but if he violated his Probation, he would face Full Punishment, and his time on the island would be all for nothing. He faces a tough…

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Touching Spirit Bear Analysis

In the beginning of Ben Mikaelsen’s Touching Spirit Bear, Cole Matthews is an angry and troubled 15 year old. Cole's parents are alcoholics, his dad beats him, and his mom rarely sticks up for him. Cole has been in trouble with the law numerous time before. This all started when cole stole something from a hardware store then bragged about it in school. Cole smashes Peter Driscal’s head against the sidewalk repeatedly when he could out Peter told on him. Cole was put into a detention center but…

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