His father probably feels proud but helpless watching his child venture alone in the cold outdoors. The only thing that brings him joy or distraction is thinking about his father and fun memories together. He is all alone in the wilderness scared that he might not make it. He has no food or water and used his matches. A lot of the time Chanie feels lost, helpless, scared and alone because he is just a kid and is trying to walk thousands of mile to get home. The poem is about how Chanie’s father empowers him to keep going no matter what and to never give up. Many times throughout the movie when Chanie is starving, cold, thirsty or wet he feels like giving up and just laying down and ending all the pain. The poem Son is about Chanie Wenjack’s dead father who is still watching Chanie and guiding him and encouraging him on his journey to get home after running away from residential school. As it says it the poem, Chanie thought of his father often and his father was with him in spirit. Chanie’s father was a big part of the film and story. When Chanie dies, he joins his father in the afterworld. It is used to represent that he supports him and is waiting for him if he doesn’t make it. Chanie's father passed away a long time ago so he can’t actually be at Chanie’s shoulder because he is dead and Chanie is far away from home and close to Residential School. I know this is symbolism because it is used to represent something that isn’t literal. The symbolism was son when you dance i’ll be on your shoulder and you’ll feel it. Poem Analyzation #2-I'll be on your shoulder and you'll feel it Another element of style is symbolism. Even as the world is falling apart, Chanie should never stop fighting or give up on his journey. It is saying that even if the world is falling apart, Chanie will feel is dead father by his side supporting him and loving him no matter what happens. The rhetorical device even as the world convulses and the paragraph surrounding it was very important because it represents hope and survival for Chanie. I think that this example can also be taken a bit as symbolism because it is used to represent an idea. The writer just wrote that to give the poem more depth and descriptive language. Even though the earth spins and the world is full of people who move and breathe and think, the earth can’t literally convulse. This is what Gord, the author, did when he wrote even as the world convulses. I know this is personification because it gives life or personality to an object that can’t think or have feelings. The example was even as the world convulses. Poem Analyzation #1- Even as the world convulses The biggest element of style that I found was personification. Just as the poem said, Chanie’s father was there for him guiding and supporting him as the world “convulsed” and Chanie died. Even at the end, Chanie passed away thinking about his father and when he died his father was there waiting to go into the afterworld together. Chanie’s father was a big reason that Chanie made it as far as he did. It distracted him enough to keep going on his journey. The movie also showed Chanie often thinking about fond memories of him and his father together when he was cold or hungry or felt like giving up. This is saying that Chanie’s father is always there empowering him to keep going on journey and never give up on getting home even if the world is falling apart. Its lyrics are “even as the world convulses don’t stop wishing” and “i’ll be at your shoulder and you’ll feel it”. Chanie’s father passed away when Chanie was young but his spirit was very much with Chanie in the movie, watching him and guiding him. Poem Connection to Chanie- Son: The poem Son connects to Chanie Wenjack because it is from the perspective of Chanie’s father who was a big part of empowering and giving Chanie hope during his journey in the movie and real life.
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