to have experiences that others can relate to and to know that they are not alone‚ what happens to one person will be learned and passed on by everybody unless they find a reason to break the cycle. At the beginning of the book “Touching Spirit Bear‚” the main character Cole Matthews was prosecuted for multiple crimes to add to his extensive criminal record‚ but the latest was assault. After hearing Cole brag about his latest crime at school‚ a peer‚ Peter Driscall notified the authorities that he
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does. Instead of facing long years in prison‚ Cole is given the opportunity by Garvey‚ his parole officer‚ to join Circle Justice. While he is at the island where the program is located‚ Cole tries to escape but ends up almost being killed by Spirit bear‚ a bear that is said to be a spiritual being. Cole takes the time to think about his mistakes‚ anger‚ and regrets his decisions. Throughout the novel‚ he learns how to be at inner peace with himself and how to control his rage instead of using it to
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Learning The Lessons Of Life In the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen the author discusses the idea of lessons. There are positive and negative lessons to be learned from the novel however the main focus is on the positive lessons. The most positive lessons are responsibility‚ trust and discovering yourself. In the novel one of the positive lessons I focused on was responsibility. When Cole returns home from his first time on the island after being mauled‚ Cole’s mother starts to
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Most Important Lessons In the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen he discuses the idea of morals. As the reader reads the novel it is filled with many important lessons from many perspectives. Understanding that all these lessons made Cole a better person. The most important lessons learnt from the book are life is what you make it‚ forgiveness‚ and that people can change. The lesson “life is what you make it” was a big part of the novel. But also this lesson was reflective. When
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Touching Spirit Bear is a book about a teenager named Cole Matthews‚ who can’t control his anger. Cole attacks Peter Driscal and smashes his head on the sidewalk. Cole is going to go to jail‚ but Cole’s parole officer‚ Garvey‚ suggests the Native American Circle Justice. Cole is banished to an abandoned Alaskan island for one year. While he is there‚ a mysterious white bear called a Spirit Bear mauls Cole. Cole nearly died. After the attack Cole’s feelings really changed and he wasn’t nearly as angry
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Touching Spirit Bear Character Analysis – Cole In Ben Mikealsen’s novel – Touching Spirit Bear‚ Cole is a 14 year old juvenile delinquent from Minneapolis. He is a very angry‚ furious‚ fierce and violent boy who does not seem to have any control over his anger. Although he might be a very angry and impatient‚ he is also honest‚ strong‚ reflective and hardworking person by the end of the book. What is the cause of Cole’s anger? What helped Cole changed into a better person? What role does
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The theme of Touching Spirit Bear is that you can always change yourself for the better. Cole went through some rough times as a child which caused his actions to be pretty dumb as he was nearing adulthood. Cole repeatedly slammed the head of one of his peers into the sidewalk for telling people he robbed a hardware store and left it a disaster. Afterwards‚ the Circle sentenced him to live in isolation on an Alaskan island. Cole had to chose between changing his ways or potentially going to prison
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“People change and often‚ they become the person they said they would never be.” This happened to Cole turning into his dad because relationships can change people in drastic ways. In Touching Spirit Bear ‚by Ben Mikaelsen‚ Cole is very angry because of abusive dad and ends up hurting people. One‚ in particular‚ is Peter. Cole gets sent to an island alone where he has to learn to control his anger from Garvey and Edwin and eventually even helps Peter. Throughout this book‚ Cole is transformed from
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Cole Matthew‚ is young selfish‚ uncaring‚ changing‚ delinquent. Cole Matthews had been beaten by his dad most all of this life. Cole is a “baby-faced fifteen-year-old‚” (5). The book Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen‚ is about Cole changing. Cole starts of as a liar‚ a stealer‚ and a plain old jerk. But needed changed is good. Cole’s family is alway bailing Cole out of jail. “His mom acted like a scared Barbie doll‚ always looking good but never fighting back or standing up to anyone” (Page
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Touching Spirit Bear Chapter Questions with Answers Chapter 1 1. Where is Cole being sent‚ and why is he being sent there? Cole is being sent to an island in southeast Alaska as a punishment for violently beating up Peter Driscall‚ the boy who reported to police that Cole robbed and ransacked a hardware store. (6) He has accepted banishment as an alternative to being put in prison (3). 2. How does Cole feel about banishment as a punishment? Cole sees it as a way of avoiding being put in prison
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