I Heard the Owl Call My Name Film Analysis

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die in his adopted home, perhaps the only place he has ever felt a sense of belonging. Through I Heard the Owl Call my Name, Craven and Duke demonstrate that Western and Native cultures, while they have clashed, can potentially coexist peacefully and with mutual respect.
The filmmakers depict a myriad of different personality types in this film, thus showing that human nature is as varied as its cultural expressions. The vicar is actually quite a humble man, thus illustrating that not all white missionary men are haughty imperialists. Likewise, the bishop is also respectful of the Indians, with whom he has also spent time. He tells Brian before he leaves that "the Indians will teach you as they taught me." However, Craven and Duke did not romanticize the white man's role in Native America. For instance, Brian learns that the analogy of the boat is completely inappropriate. Instead, he tells his parish at the end of the film, the two cultures can build bridges between one another ...

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