Three Day Road

instance, assimilation is one of many experiences that can have an impact on one’s values and beliefs. However, the interplay between assimilation and moral integrity is not straightforward, but rather depends on one’s identity. Niska and Xavier in Three Day Road both exude a strong sense of morals, which allows them to not succumb to assimilation. Despite the many adversaries that Xavier faces throughout his life, his moral integrity remains steadfast and strong. Additionally, Niska stays…

As Tyler crosses the country he throws himself into new and exciting experiences, so that each day feels like a full lifetime. Over the course of his quest, Ben Tyler learns about the importance of leading a fulfilling life, and he also comes to the conclusion that he is being unfair to himself and to everyone around him by living life with no…

A relationship is the connection and joining of two or more people and in Three Day Road Xavier and Elijah's relationship changes the most drastically throughout the novel. Both boys feed off each other's strengths and qualities, therefore as the boys grow up they learn new skills and become stronger from one another. As best friends young Xavier and Elijah do everything together while they are hunting Xavier is there do give advice to Elijah in order to help him succeed and become a stronger…

the war, they are happy and ready for adventure and when they leave, they are left broken and transformed. In this example, Elijah Weesageechak slowly was stripped of his humanity the longer he served in the war. Therefore, throughout the novel, Three Day Road, written by Joseph Boyden, Elijah transformed himself from a respectful and calm Cree man into a fame seeking, identity losing, drug abusing, and overall killing maniac. First of all, Elijah transformed because he was constantly seeking…

The horrors of war can be life changing both spiritually and physically. The novel “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden chronicles the lives of two Cree men, Xavier Bird and Elijah Whiskeyjack, during the First World War. The war has a devastating effect on them emotionally and psychologically. For Elijah, it stripped him of his cultural identity and moral compass, while for Xavier, he tried to maintain his cultural values in what is an appalling experience. The author contrasts the two characters…

Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives. - Chuck Palahniuk. Joseph Boyden’s novel Three Day Road, tells a tale of the indigenous peoples of Canada and their interaction between the settlers. The main characters, Xavier, Elijah and Niska struggle to cope and survive in a world that is changing faster than ever before. The concept of the windigo is very prevalent throughout the novel as they are shown to live amongst the…

commitments or obligations. Is loyalty something that can easily be earned from one person to another? Can the loyalty between two people be lost easily? Can loyalty be lost between two people? Within the books Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden, the theme of loyalty is brought up multiple times, and used to express many different emotions. Some of the major relationships within Hamlet I will be talking about, are two very different relationships that are truly are…

violent and gruesome acts that are a product of war will alter the identity of those who are surrounded by such acts. Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road expresses how war consumes one’s identity through the utilization of symbolism. The loss of identity arising from war is demonstrated through the symbolism of morphine, the windigo and eyes. Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road utilizes symbolism to articulate the identity-consuming nature of war, such as the symbolism of morphine. The symbolism of…

point of view creates a more personal story, but it can also form a biased, unreliable view. By introducing a second character narrator, the reader is given a second point of view that enforces the first narrator and strengthens the story. In Three Day Road, Joseph Boyden gives two character narrators, Xavier and Niska. The present narrative is of the characters travelling down the river to Niska’s home in the bush, after Niska has retrieved Xavier from the train station, home from World War I.…

One extremely prevalent theme in Three Day Road is the racism and oppression of the Native American people. This theme can be seen in both the boy’s lives as well as Niska’s. For example, in reference to Xavier and Elijah, the boys experience prejudice through how the two are forced to work twice as hard to get any recognition in their battalion, simply due to the fact that some of the officers think them to be useless Native Americans. Additionally, this theme can also be seen through one of…