Through Black Spruce Summary And Analysis

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Through Black Spruce, by Joseph Boyden largely emphasizes the loss of culture amongst Native Americans as a whole and their individual identities. As a community, many have suffered mistreatment in their experience in Residential schools collapsing culture and their traditional ways. The impacts of Residential school experiences are intergenerational, meaning they are passed on from generation to generation, exemplifying Will Bird’s parents having to enroll him in one, soon later affecting his relationship with his parents along with his values. Will’s life has been affected immensely by his alcohol abuse, his family’s death, and his niece's disappearance. A large, violent dispute between Will and the Netmaker’s emerge because of her disappearance