We all have been looking forward to this reading week break, hoping to relax and get our mind off the excessive workload and midterm pressure we had before this. I am glad we got this opportunity so we can relax a bit and get back to the serious work ahead of us. Which includes our final exams and many of the major assignments for our courses this term. By now we are used to writing a lot and our works have improved significantly. I feel that the close reading assignment coming up will give us an opportunity to see where we stand now.
I would like to talk about Joseph Boyden’s “The Three Day Road” and the close reading assignment, in this blog posting. The entire novel is extremely interesting and there are so many different themes that it gets hard to decide what would be the best to pick. After much consideration I decided that I would emphasize on the end of the book. The reason for that is not only what we learn about friendship but also how it is so unexpected and plays a very important role in the novel. I now see the novel as a whole different story after reading the end. This shows us a lot about how important decisions change the lives of people, even though the intention may not be wrong but just one wrong decision here or there can completely change everything. The relationship between Elijah and Xavier, and how Xavier had to kill his own friend is a very important theme and it teaches us that in times of trial we should not forget what we really are.
Another important theme in this novel is the idea of elimination of the Aboriginal peoples. I feel this theme is important because Aboriginal Culture and issues is a major part of our CAP LAW AND SOCIETY.
I read about the Annual Women’s Memorial March that is held on the 14th of February, which is also Valentine’s Day. I feel that this is necessary to remind us all about the mistreatment of the Aboriginal women, and women in general. It is heart rending to know that over 60 human beings have disappeared in that manner. This march honors those women and their families who never received justice even till now.
I’m sure everyone has plans for the reading week break and I hope they work out well and we all have a great time. I aim to work on this close reading assignment in the reading week, along with catching up on some of the history readings, and most of all relax so that the next couple of weeks, and the upcoming assignments go well.