"TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR"
BY BEN MIKAELSEN PRESENTATION BY JASON BYRNE
Characterization
Peter- A scrawny, red haired kid, who tells the police that Cole broke into a hardware store. Cole finds out and nearly kills him. Afterwords he has serious mental and physical problems. He eventually goes to the island and learns to trust Cole.
Edwin-A middle aged Tlingit Indian who is the contact in Alaska for Cole's Circle Justice. He teaches Cole how he changed on the island years ago.
Garvey-Cole's parole officer who accompanies Cole just about everywhere except on the island. He and Cole develop a friend ship overtime.
Symbolism
Stick-The stick represented not being able to get rid of anger but, the ability to control it.
Baby Birds-They represent the mother-ship that Cole never Felt and longed for greatly.
Burning The Cabin-This represents the anger Cole had inside during the circle justice.
Circles-The represent life's cycle.
“Could it be because every part of a circle is both a beginning and an end?”Garvey asked.“And everything is one?”
I Am Poem On Cole
- I Am Cole Mathews
- I Am Tough and Menacing
- I Wonderif peter will ever forgive me
- I Hear the ocean
- I See the spirit bear
- I Am Cole Mathews
- I Pretend to be diferent animals
- I feel happy
- I Touch grimy sand
- I Worry if I will survive
- I Cry when i get beat up
- I Am Cole Mathews
- I Understand whta i have caused
- I Say im sorry
- I Dream to have a good family
- I Try to agree with Peter
- I hope To get off the island
- I Am Cole Mathews