The book shows many aspect of betrayals happened to the characters in the story. Linda, whitey, Geraldine -Joe’s mother-, and Joe, each one of them had exposure to betrayal in their own way. However Joe -the main character- in the story faced many of betrayals from his father or the tribal authorities. Those betrayals had influenced in his actions and behaviors. First, when Joe saw his mother in that miserable condition in the hospital, he felt betrayed from his father and the doctor for keeping his mother condition secret. I think in that moment Joe’s life started to change. Joe’s relationship with his father had influence in Joe’s personality, when Joe listen to his dad conversation with Edward about the suspects of his mother’s case. Joe felt loneness, he felt disappointment that his father doesn’t trust him anymore, and that’s when Joe deiced to work with his friends to solve the case. …show more content…
I remember our first days in US were difficult for me and my mother; especially, one night when I woke up and saw her fainting in the cold floor. I had panicked, I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t have a car, or phone to call anyone. I felt a shame of myself, I couldn’t help my own mother at the same time. Thankfully, one of my neighbors was awake, and she helped me with everything. Then, when I saw her lying in the hospital, I understand what Joe’s meant when he said “I could tell right away that things were better, that my mother was better, that whatever had happened with the surgery was better, and in spite of how bad things were, at least for now the picture wasn’t getting any worse.” (Louise Erdrich, 2012,