Shadow of the Cross ~ First Part
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Shadow of the Cross ~ First Part
If you have not read the first part of the book yet, please join this discussion whenever you have.
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Scott
"Non ignara mali miseris succurrere disco." Virgil, The Aeneid
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I like the way the rainbow myth was brought in, but was left wondering why?
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So, in regards to the first three chapters, I am not for sure what the author is going to do, BUT, I think that it will be interesting to see how long she keeps the character's bound to separate chapters. I don't know how many of you have read the Shipping News, but in it the author uses colors and scenery to mimic the emotional well-being of a character. I love the idea of involving the very fabric of the book with the essence of the character. Maybe, as the book goes on we will see less separation between the characters and it will be mimicked in the book's format. I am not sure because I haven't read the whole book, but we do know that Longrobe Ta-ni-hel and Haiki meet in the village and will be interacting. So, I guess in response to that, I am going to be paying more attention to how the characters are separated or joined through formatting.
I also really like the use of the Huron's belief stories. I wonder if any of them are based on the actual beliefs of First Nation's tribes.
Did any one else find her canine perspective interesting? I liked that it didn't get too anthropomorphic--at least they were not talking in a human sense. Thoughts?
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The canine perspective part was interesting. But I do not think it is possible to write from a canine perspective in a realistic way. I would never try to write in the perspective of an animal except in a humorous sense.
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So here it goes... I was very disappointed. I found the writing child-like and the story development unsophisticated. The conflict between the two religions, Native American Indians and French Catholicism is a very interesting one which should have been developed more thoroughly. The characters were not well developed and I do not like anthropomorphisizing and could live without the chapters from the wolves perspective.
Still, the book has its merits and would be a good introduction to cultures and religion albeit at the 7th grade level.
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