“Touching Spirit Bear” Essay In the book “Touching Spirit Bear” there are a many themes one of the most evident ones is what goes around come around .Cole Matthews is banished to a remote Alaskan island as punishment for beating his classmate Peter Driscal almost bad enough to kill him. Being banished on the island is a old native tradition of the Tlingit peoples to help turn around troubled youth. During Coles first stay on the island he is mauled by a pure white bear about a day after he has
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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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plays an important role in the Youth Criminal Justice System. The theme of restorative justice runs throughout the Youth Criminal Justice Act and can be seen in the requirements dealing with victims of youth crimes. As stated on page 12 of the Touching Spirit Bear novel‚ Garvey quotes‚ “Everybody is part of the healing‚ including people from the community-anybody who cares. But healing is much harder than standard punishment. Healing requires taking responsibility for your actions.” In my opinion‚ youths
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Cole is a fifteen-year-old boy who gets into trouble a lot. His father abuses him‚ which causes a lot of anger. His mother is an alcoholic and did not care about Cole as much as she should. Throughout the novel‚ Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen‚ Cole learns more about his conflicts‚ while healing them at the same time. Cole has many internal conflicts including fear‚ anger‚ and loneliness throughout the novel. The first internal conflict is anger. Cole’s father abused him‚
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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 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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The book Touching Spirit Bear is a book written about a challenged teen named Cole Mathews. He has instigated some terrible crimes he must pay for by living in isolation on a remote island since he is a danger to society. One problem that continues to plague Cole is how he refuses to take ownership for his own choices and actions; instead‚ he wants to blame others to excuse his poor decisions. Along his journey to change‚ he is fortunate to have mentors that try to help him reform his ways. Many
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with the many animals they encountered. Many tribes believed that relating with an animal gave them a sense of connection with nature and the planet. Recently‚ I too have began to immerse myself in the study of native animal spirits as part of my work with the Touching Spirit Bear novel. There are three animals in particular who match a big part of my personality: the Racoon‚ Albatros and the Humpback Whale. These animals reflect the obvious traits I’ve been told I express in my everyday life. In a
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This is a quote that to me is true. There is someone that learned the real value of good and life lessons‚ a young boy from minneapolis. This character is from the book Touching spirit bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole learned many life lessons‚ he learned how to behave‚ and most importantly he learned how to control his anger. In the book “touching spirit bear” Cole learns how to control his anger and be more patient. He learned to blame himself for him problems instead of other people‚ he learned about
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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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