Touching Spirit Bear Research Paper

The fire pit is an important setting in Touching Spirit Bear. Cole dances around the fire pit, dancing of animals he saw that day. When Edwin had first introduced the dances, he told Cole that all around them are powers. Powers like the sun moon and seasons. There are also powers inside us like happiness and anger. Anyone can all feel those powers and dance. (Mikaelsen 180) Since Cole, Garvey, and Edwin saw a whale that day, they will dance the whale dance. Cole learned from the whale dance that a whale migrates but does not have a home. (Mikaelsen 182) When Cole had spotted the wolf and expected to dance the wolf dance, later that night he did not want to make Edwin and Garvey dinner and was then threatened to be thrown back in jail if Cole …show more content…
(Mikaelsen 194) The next dance is an important dance to Cole. When he discovered how to be invisible, he knew he was ready for the dance of anger. During the dance, Cole stood across a tree, it defied him and was the reason “why he had attacked the Spirit Bear. Its proud existence challenged him.” (Mikaelsen 230) He danced as the old Cole, defiant and angry, for the whole world challenged him and his dance become longer and more passionate. (Mikaelsen 230) He relived the Spirit Bear attack and the hate he had felt for the bear, reliving the pain, cold, and loneliness. (Mikaelsen 231) Cole felt the storm and the sadness he had for the baby sparrows. Again he hear the lightning striking a tree almost killing Cole. (Mikaelsen 231) In the water, he continued throwing his ancestor rock and apologizing, “I’m sorry! Please forgive me! I didn’t mean to hurt Peter!” (Mikaelsen 231) The dance ended when Cole struck a tree harder and harder to remove the defiance he still felt in him, and sobbed saying, “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry” and finally saying words he had never been able to say, “I forgive you. I forgive you” (Mikaelsen 232) The final dance was the mouse dance, the dance he had with

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