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Totem - Online Term Paper

Totem

In the short story �Totem� by Thomas King, a totem pole causes substantial trouble for the employees at the Southwest Alberta Art Gallery and Prairie Museum. The author is here combining his choice of theme; �let it be�, and the matter of the natives, to teach us that if we let things be and start concentrating at other things, it will not bother us as much.

The setting of the story is the museum. The appearance of the museum is not thoroughly described, so we must jump to the conclusion that it is what you may call an �ordinary� museum with the usual surroundings, like paintings, shows and so on. The majority of the plot takes place in the �Seaviews�-show part of the museum.

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are still present, and that they are not going to be moved easily ��It appears,� he said, �that it goes right through the floor.��(page 15). But after all, they must be moved because some think they do not belong, even though they were there before the white man. The fact that the totems are distinctly different ( ��..Doesn�t sound a thing like the other one.��(page 16)), can symbolize the different tribes of the First Nations, while people are not aware of their differences, since they are just mentioned by the general term �Indians� rather than by tribe. Likewise, the Totems are also just mentioned by �the Totem�. The fact that the Totem pole is not given any human qualities shows us that the First Nations are not really considered as humans.

The patrons can be seen as representatives of the upper-class of society. They are never directly involved in the story, but the Totem pole is an annoyance to them, so therefore it must vanish, no matter the cost. The director and his ...

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Added: 12/27/2013 12:54:28 PM
Submitted By: MeliFernard
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 747
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