Kiss Of The Fur Queen Analysis
An Analysis of the “Testimonial” Perspective of the First Peoples in Residential School Abuse in Kiss of the Fur Queen by Thomson Highway
This literary analysis will define the testimonial point of view of Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis through a First people’s perspective on emotional and sexual abuse in Kiss of the Fur Queen by Thomson Highway. Champion and Ooneemeetoo witness European religious values as a means of eradicating their identity as Natives in Canadian culture. Highway narrates the lives of two indigenous boys as testimonials to the first-hand experiences of indigenous peoples in the European colonization process, which sought to change the names and physical and sexual abuse the boys into losing their identities as First …show more content…
However, Jeremiah does not initially become aware of the priest’s abuse of his brother in the manner as Gabriel, which provides a different testimony During Gabriel’s sexually abusive incident, Jeremiah gets out of bed, and witnesses the sexual abuse against his brother: “But Gabriel was not alone. A dark, hulking figure hovered over him, like a crow” (Highway 79). This horrific encounter is another description of the nightmarish abuse of the two boys, as they are helpless to defend themselves against the predatory actions of this vile priest. Certainly, these direct perceptions of sexual abuse are a major part of the corruption and racial hatred of Catholic priests in the context of the residential school. These are important ways in which the testimonial of Gabriel and Jeremiah define the tragic destruction of innocence that they must endure in this Anglophone and sexual abusive educational environment. Certainly, Jeremiah witness to the sexual abuse of his brother defines an important insight into the perspective of First Peoples as a form of testimonial to the grim realities of a corrupt Catholic system of education for these two
This literary analysis will define the testimonial point of view of Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis through a First people’s perspective on emotional and sexual abuse in Kiss of the Fur Queen by Thomson Highway. Champion and Ooneemeetoo witness European religious values as a means of eradicating their identity as Natives in Canadian culture. Highway narrates the lives of two indigenous boys as testimonials to the first-hand experiences of indigenous peoples in the European colonization process, which sought to change the names and physical and sexual abuse the boys into losing their identities as First …show more content…
However, Jeremiah does not initially become aware of the priest’s abuse of his brother in the manner as Gabriel, which provides a different testimony During Gabriel’s sexually abusive incident, Jeremiah gets out of bed, and witnesses the sexual abuse against his brother: “But Gabriel was not alone. A dark, hulking figure hovered over him, like a crow” (Highway 79). This horrific encounter is another description of the nightmarish abuse of the two boys, as they are helpless to defend themselves against the predatory actions of this vile priest. Certainly, these direct perceptions of sexual abuse are a major part of the corruption and racial hatred of Catholic priests in the context of the residential school. These are important ways in which the testimonial of Gabriel and Jeremiah define the tragic destruction of innocence that they must endure in this Anglophone and sexual abusive educational environment. Certainly, Jeremiah witness to the sexual abuse of his brother defines an important insight into the perspective of First Peoples as a form of testimonial to the grim realities of a corrupt Catholic system of education for these two