“As Long as the Rivers Flow” 60-120
I am now halfway through my novel and it is certain to say that I am enjoying it much more than I was a quarter of the way through. At this point in the novel, Martha is out of residential school and is now approximately 30 years old. Through her late teens and twenties Martha grew significantly as a character. Not long after her return from residential school Martha started to drink and party with the other teenagers as a way to escape their past. One night she had sex with another boy and ended up getting pregnant. When the baby came along they named him spider and the two of them lived in a run down shack together as a family. Within 8 months Spider was taken from Martha from Children's Aid Services since she was an awful mother, always drinking, leaving him unattended. So she moved back in with her mother alone, completely heartbroken. However this was a wake up call for Martha. She knew that she had to stop drinking and clean up her act. Therefore, through her twenties she relearned how to hunt, cook and speak her native tongue. For this reason, the relationship between her and her mother grew immensely. Much later on Martha gave birth to a baby girl that she named Angel. She set off by herself, leaving her mom home to take care of Angel to go to Toronto. There she hoped to build a new life for herself where she could have a good job that was able to support her and Angel. Along her way she wished to find Spider. I like the novel much more now because it is easier to read and full of hope. I also enjoy learning about what the First Nations think of our modern world.
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