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The Theme Of Identity In Keeper N Me By Richard Wagamese

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Garnet Journey of Finding His Identity in “Keeper ‘N Me” The “Keeper ‘N Me,” by Richard Wagamese is about a young Anishinaabeg boy named Garnet Raven's identity and spiritual journey. The book tells the tale of Garnet's adventure of being separated from his family and being returned back. In "Keeper 'N Me," inspires readers to discover their true identity by Garnet's journey in life. A finding identity tale, Keeper 'N Me centres on the life of an Anishinaabeg boy. Garnet's separation from his family at the age of three and continuous change in the foster care system causes him to find himself in an identity crisis. At the age of sixteen, he escaped from the foster care system to live his own life, as he alienated himself from his own identity Anishinaabeg more and more every day. In place of his own culture, Garnet behaved like any other culture. After his escape to Toronto Garnet's new surroundings and friends led him to become involved in a drug dealing business, which resulted in a five-year prison sentence in Garnet’s journey. …show more content…

Garnet says, "He told me about the country there, about my language, and a little story about our tribe and the White Dog band" (Wagamese 53). As Garnet reads the letter he shows an embracing of his identity using the words, “my language and my tribe" to describe his feelings. With Garnet's release from jail one year later he decided to continue his journey to his real home at the White Dog Reserve. His encounter with his mother Alice and other family members had an influence on how he perceived his Aboriginal identity

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