Touching Spirit Bear Literary Analysis

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Countless pieces of literature have been encompassed around the idea of satisfaction of helping others. This theme shown directly in the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. This concept of satisfaction of helping others can be counted many times throughout the book, but many of it is prevalent within the first few chapters and can be seen inside the characters during the novel. Cole Matthews, the troubled law-sickened boy, has had his life altered through circle justice. Garvey and everyone else included in Cole’s punishment and redemption have shown the benefits of helping others without reward. Within the first few chapters of Touching Spirit Bear, the benefit of helping others without reward can be seen as a common recurring