River
- Symbolizes desire to go back to past life where she was calm
- The water is calm and when she visits she feels relaxed
- Constantly goes back there when feeling defeated
For instance, after everyone thought she was in a sexual relationship with her foster brothers, April went to the river to relax (Moisonier 78)
- Used as a high- her parents use alcohol, she uses nonharmful things
- No one can take what is yours – the river was their peaceful place that the others cannot get to naturally without getting hurt
Proof in the novel:
- “Our privacy at the river was protected for us by nature. A few times before, the De Roiser kids had tried to follow me. Maggie found the underbrush too scratchy and too difficult and she had given up.” (Moisonier 54)
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- Soon after, April felt a touch that confirmed her beliefs
The touch
- When April and Cheryl attended the Powwow, April was touched by an