Walter And Sharron Analysis

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In the hospital, Walter and Sharron discuss which side of the family their newborn baby looks like. Walter, an Ojibway, points out how the baby has the same dark skin he has, while Sharron points out the baby’s reddish hair, similar to her family members of Irish background. While the two casually joke about their bi-cultural baby, they are both aware of the feuds that tore apart families, which were caused by the mixing of blood, and how innocent children were caught in the crossfire of the feuding adults. An unexpected benefit was the different subcultures formed by mixed-race unions such as the Métis and the Creole. The climax occurs after a few jokes about stereotypes and their baby’s future before the baby wakes up and interrupts the discussion of race after being disturbed by it. The …show more content…
After more animals are spotted around the city the next day, there is a town hall meeting where Mr. Wagamese, known to the townspeople as an Indian from the Department of Natural Resources, gives a presentation about how resorts and roads are the cause of the problem. However, the townspeople get caught up in comparing each other's animal problems and don’t realize that the true problem is how their actions are destroying the environment. The incident occurred after the police chief gave a safety warning at the town hall meeting. Mr. Wagamese came out to explain how the forests are gone, causing the animals to go to the city because they have nowhere else to live. The next morning, Alistair and Evelyn notice that the raccoons have disappeared from their attic, and their neighbours notice how all the animals are absent from the city. The next day, Alistair and Evelyn went up to the cottage and noticed how all the trees had been cut down and how all the animals that normally belong there were nowhere to be